Assessing views of life: a subjective affair?

Is the assessment of a view of life only a matter of personal preference? I argue that there is more than personal preference. I defend the position that a view of life must be useful for the ascription of meaning and therefore needs to fulfil the requirements of the process of ascribing meaning. In...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Religious studies 2003-06, Vol.39 (2), p.125-143
1. Verfasser:	MARKUS, ARJAN
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ascriptions Christianity Clerics Contemporary period Cultural values General subjects History and sciences of religions Human life Life Marxism Narrative point of view Psychology Reality Religion Religious studies Subjectivism Theology
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Zusammenfassung:	Is the assessment of a view of life only a matter of personal preference? I argue that there is more than personal preference. I defend the position that a view of life must be useful for the ascription of meaning and therefore needs to fulfil the requirements of the process of ascribing meaning. In this article I analyse this process and its requirements and deduce from them a set of criteria by which views of life can be assessed.
ISSN:	0034-4125 1469-901X
DOI:	10.1017/S0034412503006425