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Thaddeus Metz’ Fundamentality Theory
- The leading theory of meaning in life today is Thaddeus Metz’ Fundamentality Theory.
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May 15, 2007 · The most widely held and influential God-based account of meaning in life is that one's existence is more significant, the better one fulfills a purpose God has assigned. The familiar idea is that God has a plan for the universe and that one's life is meaningful to the degree that one helps God realize this plan, perhaps in the particular way ...
May 15, 2007 · The most influential God-based account of meaning in life has been the extreme view that one’s existence is significant if and only if one fulfills a purpose God has assigned. The familiar idea is that God has a plan for the universe and that one’s life is meaningful just to the degree that one helps God realize this plan, perhaps in a ...
Oct 6, 2023 · God in the contemporary meaning in life tradition. This section offers a brief overview of how God features in the analytic Anglo-American-Australasian literature on meaningfulness.
Nov 16, 2021 · I assert that glorifying God is the activity that contributes the most meaningfulness to a life, though I deny that this is the only activity that can contribute meaningfulness to a life. This makes me, in terms due to Thaddeus Metz, a moderate supernaturalist rather than an extreme supernaturalist.
Feb 9, 2021 · The most influential God-based account of meaning in life has been the extreme view that one’ s existence is significant if and only if one fulfills a purpose God has assigned. The...
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There have been four broad views: God or a soul is necessary for meaning in our lives; neither is necessary for it; one or both would greatly enhance the meaning in our lives; one or both would substantially detract from it.
The leading theory of meaning in life today is Thaddeus Metz’ Fundamentality Theory. While this paper does not contend its advantages against its non-consequentialist rivals, one significant shortcoming of the theory is that it does not locate itself in broader philosophical debates outside analytic existentialism.