The Suffering Hypothesis: How the New Science Supports the Ancient Wisdom of Meaningful Suffering
The above title sums up the main thrust of all my academic and professional activities this year. It is never easy to change people’s deeply entrenched negative view of suffering, but I have at least turned the corner, thanks to the pandemic. Now, more people are...
President’s Column: Why do we Suffer?
This is perhaps the oldest and most urgent question. The proverbial Job raised the question. The wise man Solomon raised the same question. Countless philosophers and psychologists have wrestled with the mystery of suffering. After four decades of research, I still do...
A Festival to Celebrate the Human Spirit
It is the worst of times; it is the best of times. But we cannot celebrate the best without overcoming and transcending the worst. This fundamental principle of flourishing is what we want to covey at our forthcoming Meaning Conference. By all accounts, it is the most...
Meaning Conference 2025 will be the INPM’s first in-person conference with a virtual option after the pandemic.