The Inescapability of Intersubjectivity in Meaning
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
American Psychologist
Volume
70
Issue
6
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Publication Date
9-1-2015
First Page
573
Last Page
574
Abstract
Comments on the original article "Life is pretty meaningful," by S. J. Heintzelman and L. A. King (see record 2014-03265-001). The current authors welcome Heintzelman and King’s discussion of meaning and agree that meaning is necessary for a good human life. The authors endorse a fully subjective understanding of meaning by focusing on personal experiences of purpose, significance, and life making sense. The current authors suggest, however, that (a) a subjective theory of meaning is only one approach to meaning, (b) the subjective theory creates serious difficulties, and (c) intersubjectivity is necessary to adequately understand meaning
Recommended Citation
Fowers, B. J., & Lefevor, G. T. (2015). The inescapability of intersubjectivity in meaning. American Psychologist, 70(6), 573–574. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0038963
