Purpose In Life As Ancient but Nascent Perspectives from Psychology, Philosophy, and Human Development
Book contents
- Purpose in Life as Ancient but Nascent
- Purpose in Life as Ancient but Nascent
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Purpose as an Ancient yet Nascent Construct
- Chapter 2 The Moral Purpose of Wisdom
- Chapter 3 Is Purpose Findable?
- Chapter 4 The Affluence–Purpose Paradox
- Chapter 5 Positive Transitions to Adulthood
- Chapter 6 Undergraduate Students’ Purpose and Persistence in Higher Education
- Chapter 7 How Institutions of Higher Education Support and Thwart Students’ Negotiations of Identity and Self-Direction
- Chapter 8 How to Cultivate Sense of Purpose and Life Engagement
- Chapter 9 You Live, You Learn
- Chapter 10 Seizing the Power of Religion to Shape Purpose
- Chapter 11 Religious Faith and Life Purpose
- Chapter 12 Where Does Purpose Belong in Well-Being Theory?
- Chapter 13 Self-Compassion and Ikigai
- Chapter 14 Purpose as a Timeless Pursuit
- Index
- References
Chapter 14 - Purpose as a Timeless Pursuit
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 October 2025
Book contents
- Purpose in Life as Ancient but Nascent
- Purpose in Life as Ancient but Nascent
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Purpose as an Ancient yet Nascent Construct
- Chapter 2 The Moral Purpose of Wisdom
- Chapter 3 Is Purpose Findable?
- Chapter 4 The Affluence–Purpose Paradox
- Chapter 5 Positive Transitions to Adulthood
- Chapter 6 Undergraduate Students’ Purpose and Persistence in Higher Education
- Chapter 7 How Institutions of Higher Education Support and Thwart Students’ Negotiations of Identity and Self-Direction
- Chapter 8 How to Cultivate Sense of Purpose and Life Engagement
- Chapter 9 You Live, You Learn
- Chapter 10 Seizing the Power of Religion to Shape Purpose
- Chapter 11 Religious Faith and Life Purpose
- Chapter 12 Where Does Purpose Belong in Well-Being Theory?
- Chapter 13 Self-Compassion and Ikigai
- Chapter 14 Purpose as a Timeless Pursuit
- Index
- References
Summary
Envisioning the experience and study of purpose as timeless pursuits, this chapter is used to imagine five transformative trajectories likely to guide purpose scholarship in the years ahead.
These trajectories aim to deepen understanding of purpose across cultural landscapes, against a backdrop of emerging technologies, and amid profound societal changes. They also strive to illuminate innovative solutions for helping more people feel purposeful while unifying diverse intellectual perspectives on purpose that can be leveraged to that end. To close out this volume with these trajectories is to hope they serve as beacons for researchers, practitioners, and lay readers alike, respectful of where purpose inquiry has been, is currently, and is likely heading.
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- Purpose In Life As Ancient but NascentPerspectives from Psychology, Philosophy, and Human Development, pp. 290 - 297Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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