Some stories take you on a long journey. ("Lord of the Rings," anyone?) Anton Chekhov's masterpiece, "Three Sisters," does as well; this time, however, it is a complex philosophical journey instead of ...

Death is an uncomfortable conversation because it provokes existential angst. Yet it is the most certain aspect of life. Our ...

Why Do Some People Need Meaning So Desperately? In every boardroom, family gathering, and late-night WhatsApp thread, there ...

Older people who have a strong sense of spiritual belief and personal meaning in life are less likely to suffer from depression or mental health problems even when they have lost a spouse within the ...

Political scientist Sonja Amadae explains the growing complexity of existential threats and why human decision-making still matters.

In my opening address at the first International Conference on Existential Psychology held in Nanjing, China, in 2010, I stated, “Existential psychology began in the West, but it does not belong to ...

Science has given us so much. We ultimately owe speedy transportation, enthralling entertainment, life-saving advances, full bellies, and longer, healthier lives to individuals who asked questions, ...

COVID-19 brought existential questions to the fore as we contemplated the real possibility of death from an invisible threat. In 1967, a generation of young Americans emerged from the Summer of Love ...