The Search for Meaning in Evolutionary Goal-Theory Perspective and Its Clinical Implications

“Felix aims for Honduras” went the newspaper headline. Felix, a Category 5 hurricane, was a swirling mass of gases and vapors, but the headline imbued it with intentionality and purpose. Humans often ascribe these attributes to things that are uncontrolled and in motion. When ascribed to oneself, these attributes of intentionality and purpose are at the core of meaning in the sense of the word as used in this book.