Disclaimer: I don't claim that what I say is totally "true," because the truth is elusive in this complicated world. Rather, I'm offering some ideas to help perceive the world and ourselves in a ...

The question of life’s true purpose has baffled humanity for millennia. Philosophers, religious leaders, psychologists, and even scientists have all offered their interpretations. While no single ...

What is our purpose on Earth? Why are we here, what is expected of us? What is the purpose of our existence? Deep questions with answers hard to define. There are many theories of what our purpose on ...

As a young mechanical engineering student, and later as a medical student, Yale’s Samuel Wilkinson became fascinated with what science — particularly theories of evolution — might tell us about the ...

One of the most fundamental questions humans face is the question of meaning: what is the purpose of our existence, and how can we find purpose and meaning in this life? Bertrand Russell, the renowned ...

Life, at its core, is a paradox. We build as if everything will last forever—and lose as if it never did. We dream big, fall in love, cry from heartbreak, chase success, fail, get up again... only to ...

Editor’s note: The following piece is a contribution from the 122nd Editor-in-Chief Christine Whelan ’99. See the full results of the ‘Prince’s Class of 1999 Survey here. The members of the Class of ...

A person’s sense of purpose declines leading up to and following a diagnosis of dementia or cognitive decline, according to a new study. “Purpose in life is the feeling that one’s life is ...

With this simple yet profound statement, Dostoyevsky shifts the question of life from one of survival to one of meaning. Beyond Mere Survival Animals fight to stay alive; it is a basic instinct.