Why Do We Value the Feeling of Meaning in Life? Critiquing Evolutionary Accounts

Christina L. Lombardi, Jonathan Redshaw, Brendan P. Zietsch

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DOI: 10.1177/17456916261489588
Published: 2026-11-05
Container: Perspectives on Psychological Science
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@article{allodium:10.1177/17456916261489588,
  title = {Why Do We Value the Feeling of Meaning in Life? Critiquing Evolutionary Accounts},
  author = {Christina L. Lombardi and Jonathan Redshaw and Brendan P. Zietsch},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Perspectives on Psychological Science},
  doi = {10.1177/17456916261489588},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916261489588}
}

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Lombardi, C. L., Redshaw, J., & Zietsch, B. P. (2026). Why Do We Value the Feeling of Meaning in Life? Critiquing Evolutionary Accounts. Perspectives on Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916261489588

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