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2. Jump up^ Robert Nozick (1981). Philosophical Explanations. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-66479-5.
3. ^ Jump up to:^a b c d Julian Baggini (September 2004). What's It All About? Philosophy and the Meaning of Life. USA: Granta Books. ISBN 1-86207-661-8.
4. Jump up^ Ronald F. Thiemann; William Carl Placher (1998). Why Are We Here?: Everyday Questions and the Christian Life. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 1-56338-236-9.
5. Jump up^ Dennis Marcellino (1996). Why Are We Here?: The Scientific Answer to this Age-old Question (that you don't need to be a scientist to understand). Lighthouse Pub. ISBN 0-945272-10-3.
6. ^ Jump up to:^a b c Hsuan Hua (2003). Words of Wisdom: Beginning Buddhism. Dharma Realm Buddhist Association. ISBN 0-88139-302-9.
7. ^ Jump up to:^a b Paul Davies (March 2000). The Fifth Miracle: The Search for the Origin and Meaning of Life. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-86309-X. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
8. ^ Jump up to:^a b Charles Christiansen; Carolyn Manville Baum; Julie Bass-Haugen (2005).Occupational Therapy: Performance, Participation, and Well-Being. SLACK Incorporated. ISBN 1-55642-530-9.
9. ^ Jump up to:^a b Evan Harris Walker (2000). The Physics of Consciousness: The Quantum Mind and the Meaning of Life. Perseus Books. ISBN 0-7382-0436-6.
10. ^ Jump up to:^a b "Question of the Month: What Is The Meaning Of Life?". Philosophy Now. Issue 59. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
11. ^ Jump up to:^a b Jiddu Krishnamurti (2001). What Are You Doing With Your Life?. Krishnamurti Foundation of America. ISBN 1-888004-24-X.
12. Jump up^ Puolimatka, Tapio; Airaksinen, Timo (2002). "Education and the Meaning of Life"(PDF). Philosophy of Education. University of Helsinki. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
13. Jump up^ Stan Van Hooft (2004). Life, Death, and Subjectivity: Moral Sources in Bioethics. Rodopi. ISBN 90-420-1912-3.
14. Jump up^ Russ Shafer-Landau; Terence Cuneo (2007). Foundations of Ethics: An Anthology. Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 1-4051-2951-4.
15. Jump up^ Kidd, I., "Cynicism," in The Concise Encyclopedia of Western Philosophy. (ed. J.O. Urmson and Jonathan Rée), Routledge. (2005)
16. Jump up^ Long, A.A., "The Socratic Tradition: Diogenes, Crates, and Hellenistic Ethics," in The Cynics: The Cynic Movement in Antiquity and Its Legacy. (ed. Branham and Goulet-Cazé), University of California Press, (1996).
17. Jump up^ "Cyrenaics." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. The University of Tennessee At Martin. 4 Nov. 2007
18. Jump up^ "The Cyrenaics and the Origin of Hedonism." Hedonism.org. BLTC. 4 Nov. 2007
19. Jump up^ Epicurus, "Letter to Menoeceus", contained in Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Book X
20. ^ Jump up to:^a b c d Bertrand Russell (1946). A History of Western Philosophy, New York: Simon and Schuster; London: George Allen and Unwin
21. Jump up^ A: "'Liberalism' is defined as a social ethic that advocates liberty, and equality in general." – C. A. J. (Tony) Coady Distributive Justice, A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy, editors Goodin, Robert E. and Pettit, Philip. Blackwell Publishing, 1995, p.440. B: "Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end." – Lord Acton
22. Jump up^ Rosen, Frederick (2003). Classical Utilitarianism from Hume to Mill. Routledge, p. 28.ISBN 0-415-22094-7 "It was Hume and Bentham who then reasserted most strongly the Epicurean doctrine concerning utility as the basis of justice."
23. Jump up^ Mill, John Stuart. On Liberty, ed. Himmelfarb. Penguin Classics, 1974, Ed.'s introduction, p. 11.
24. ^ Jump up to:^a b Jérôme Bindé (2004). The Future Of Values: 21st-Century Talks. Berghahn Books.ISBN 1-57181-442-6.
25. ^ Jump up to:^a b c Bernard Reginster (2006). The Affirmation of Life: Nietzsche on Overcoming Nihilism. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-02199-1.
26. Jump up^ Heidegger, "The Word of Nietzsche," 61.
27. Jump up^ Camus (1946) L'Etranger
28. Jump up^ Camus (1955) The Myth of Sisyphus
29. Jump up^ For example, see hygiene, antibiotic and vaccination.
30. Jump up^ William James (1909). The Meaning of Truth. Prometheus Books. ISBN 1-57392-138-6.
31. Jump up^ Walter Robert Corti (1976). The Philosophy of William James. Meiner Verlag. ISBN 3-7873-0352-9.
32. Jump up^ Philosophy 446: Theistic Perspectives on the Meaning of Life. Webpages.uidaho.edu. Retrieved on 2013-10-29.
33. Jump up^ Amy Laura Hall (2002). Kierkegaard and the Treachery of Love. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-89311-9.
34. Jump up^ Dale Jacquette (1996). Schopenhauer, Philosophy, and the Arts. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-47388-8.
35. Jump up^ Durno Murray (1999). Nietzsche's Affirmative Morality. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3-11-016601-1.
36. Jump up^ Kierkegaard, Søren (1941). The Sickness Unto Death. Princeton University Press.ISBN 1-4486-7502-2.
37. Jump up^ Kierkegaard, Søren (1941). The Sickness Unto Death. Princeton University Press.ISBN 1-4486-7502-2., Part I, Ch. 3.
38. ^ Jump up to:^a b c d "Humanist Manifesto I". American Humanist Association. 1933. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
39. ^ Jump up to:^a b c "Humanist Manifesto II". American Humanist Association. 1973. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
40. ^ Jump up to:^a b c "Humanist Manifesto III". American Humanist Association. 2003. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
41. Jump up^ "A Secular Humanist Declaration". Council for Democratic and Secular Humanism (now the Council for Secular Humanism). 1980. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
42. Jump up^ Nick Bostrom (2005). "Transhumanist Values". Oxford University. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
43. Jump up^ Irvin Yalom, Existential Psychotherapy, 1980
44. Jump up^ Richard Taylor (January 1970). "Chapter 5: The Meaning of Life". Good and Evil. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 0-02-616690-9.
45. Jump up^ Wohlgennant, Rudolph. (1981). "Has the Question about the Meaning of Life any Meaning?" (Chapter 4). In E. Morscher, ed., Philosophie als Wissenschaft.
46. Jump up^ McNaughton, David (August 1988). "Section 1.5: Moral Freedom and the Meaning of Life". Moral Vision: An Introduction to Ethics. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 0-631-15945-2.
47. Jump up^ Bertrand Russell (1961). Science and Ethics
48. Jump up^ One hundred Philosophers. A guide to the world's greatest thinkers Peter J. King, Polish edition: Elipsa 2006
49. Jump up^ Tu, Wei-Ming. Confucian Thought: Selfhood as Creative Transformation. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1985.
50. Jump up^ The new Seven Wonders of the World. Hindustan Times (2007-07-08). Retrieved on 2013-10-29.
51. Jump up^ Drake-Brockman, Tom (2012). Christian Humanism: the compassionate theology of a Jew called Jesus.
52. ^ Jump up to:^a b "The Westminster Shorter Catechism". Retrieved 2008-03-21.
53. Jump up^ "The Baltimore Catechism". Retrieved 2008-06-12.
54. Jump up^ Bible, Acts 17:26–27, NKJV
55. ^ Jump up to:^a b "Gospel Principles".
56. Jump up^ "Boof of Mormon".
57. Jump up^ "Doctrine and Covenants".
58. Jump up^ St. Ignatius | Ignatian Spirituality. Bc.edu. Retrieved on 2013-10-29.
59. Jump up^ Quran 2:4, Quran 2:285, Quran 4:136
60. Jump up^ In most english translations of Qur'an 51:56 translates the last word to "worship", but any Arabic (and Urdu) speaking person can confirm that "ABADON" means to follow the Will of Allah (NOT worship). This is relevant because the Will of Allah is not just to worship HIM; to be just and good with humanity is equally important.
61. Jump up^ The Day of Judgement. Iqra.net. Retrieved on 2013-10-29.
62. Jump up^ "Pillars of Islam". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2007-05-02.
63. Jump up^ Sahih Muslim, 1:1
64. Jump up^ Bahá, Abdu'l. "Commentary on the Islamic Tradition "I Was a Hidden Treasure ..."".Bahá'í Studies Bulletin. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
65. Jump up^ CHITTICK, WILLIAM C. "THE IMPRINT OF THE BEZELS OF THE WISDOM". IBN 'ARABI'S OWN SUMMARY OF THE FUSÛS. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
66. Jump up^ "Bahaism." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. 2007.
67. Jump up^ Smith, P. (1999). A Concise Encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford, UK: Oneworld Publications. pp. 325–328. ISBN 1-85168-184-1.
68. Jump up^ For a more detailed Bahá'í perspective, see "'The Purpose of Life' Bahá'í Topics An Information Resource of the Bahá'í International Community".
69. Jump up^ Exodus 19:6
70. Jump up^ Maimonides' Confrontation with Mysticism, Menachem Kellner, Littman Library; particularly the parable of the King's Palace in divine worship, in the Guide for the Perplexed
71. Jump up^ Dan Cohn-Sherbok (2003). Judaism: History, Belief, and Practice. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-23661-4.
72. Jump up^ Abraham Joshua Heschel (2005). Heavenly Torah: As Refracted Through the Generations. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8264-0802-8.
73. Jump up^ Wilfred Shuchat (2006). The Garden of Eden & the Struggle to Be Human: According to the Midrash Rabbah. Devora Publishing. ISBN 1-932687-31-9.
74. Jump up^ Randolph L. Braham (1983). Contemporary Views on the Holocaust. Springer.ISBN 0-89838-141-X.
75. Jump up^ Kabbalah: A Very Short Introduction, Joseph Dan, Oxford University Press, chapter "Early modern era: Safed spirituality"
76. Jump up^ Habad intellectual Hasidic thought: source text Tanya I: 36, 49; secondary text Heaven On Earth, Faitel Levin, Kehot publications
77. Jump up^ Zoroastrianism – Relation to other religions and cultures
78. Jump up^ Simon Weightman (1998). "Hinduism". In Hinnells, John (Ed.). The new Penguin handbook of living religions. Penguin books. ISBN 0-14-051480-5.
79. ^ Jump up to:^a b Monier Monier-Williams (1974). Brahmanism and Hinduism: Or, Religious Thought and Life in India, as Based on the Veda and Other Sacred Books of the Hindus. Elibron Classics. Adamant Media Corporation. ISBN 1-4212-6531-1. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
80. Jump up^ For dharma, artha, and kama as "brahmanic householder values" see: Flood (1996), p. 17.
81. Jump up^ For the Dharma Śāstras as discussing the "four main goals of life" (dharma, artha,kāma, and moksha) see: Hopkins, p. 78.
82. Jump up^ For definition of the term पुरुष-अर्थ (puruṣa-artha) as "any of the four principal objects of human life, i.e. धर्म, अर्थ, काम, and मोक्ष" see: Apte, p. 626, middle column, compound #1.
83. Jump up^ Bhaskarananda, Swami (1994). The Essentials of Hinduism: a comprehensive overview of the world's oldest religion. Seattle, WA: Viveka Press. ISBN 1-884852-02-5.
84. Jump up^ Vivekananda, Swami (1987). Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. Calcutta: Advaita Ashrama. ISBN 81-85301-75-1.
85. ^ Jump up to:^a b Werner, Karel (1994). "Hinduism". In Hinnells, John (Ed.). A Popular Dictionary of Hinduism. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press. ISBN 0-7007-0279-2.
86. Jump up^ See also the Vedic statement "ayam ātmā brahma" (This Ātman is Brahman)
87. Jump up^ Gupta, Ravi M.; Edited by Gavin Flood, University of Stirling (2007). Caitanya Vaisnava Vedanta of Jiva Gosvami: When knowledge meets devotion. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-40548-3.
88. Jump up^ Tantric Literature And Gaudiya Vaishnavism
89. Jump up^ Shah, Natubhai. Jainism: The World of Conquerors. Sussex Academic Press, 1998.
90. Jump up^ "Viren, Jain" (PDF). RE Today. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
91. Jump up^ "The Four Noble Truths". Thebigview.com. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
92. Jump up^ Daljeet Singh (1971). Guru Tegh Bahadur. Language Dept., Punjab.
93. Jump up^ Jon Mayled (2002). Modern World Religions: Sikhism. Harcourt Heinemann. ISBN 0-435-33626-6.
94. Jump up^ The Sikh Coalition
95. ^ Jump up to:^a b Parrinder, Geoffrey (1971). World Religions: From Ancient History to the Present. United States: Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited. ISBN 0-87196-129-6.
96. Jump up^ Ming-Dao Deng (1990). Scholar Warrior: An Introduction to the Tao in Everyday Life. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-250232-8.
97. Jump up^ J. W. T. Mason (2002). The Meaning of Shinto. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 1-4122-4551-6.
98. Jump up^ E. Diener, J.J. Sapyta, E. Suh (1998). "Subjective Well-Being Is Essential to Well-Being." Psychological Inquiry, Lawrence Erlbaum
99. Jump up^ Csíkszentmihályi, Mihály (1990). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. New York: Harper and Row. ISBN 0-06-092043-2.
100. Jump up^ Peterson, Christopher; Seligman, Martin (2004). Character strengths and virtues: A handbook and classification. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-516701-5."See brief summary".
101. Jump up^ Seligman, M.E.P. (2002). Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment. New York: Free Press. ISBN 0-7432-2297-0 (Paperback edition, 2004, Free Press, ISBN 0-7432-2298-9)
102. Jump up^ Charles Darwin (1859). On the Origin of Species.
103. Jump up^ Richard Dawkins (1976). The Selfish Gene. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-857519-X.
104. Jump up^ Richard Dawkins (1995). River out of Eden. New York: Basic Books. ISBN 0-465-06990-8.
105. ^ Jump up to:^a b Griffith J. 2012. What is the Meaning of Life?. In The Book of Real Answers to Everything!. ISBN 9781741290073. http://www.worldtransformation.com/what-is-the-meaning-of-life/ | accessdate=2012-11-19 |
106. Jump up^ Astrobiology Magazine: Defining Life
107. Jump up^ Defining Life, Explaining Emergence
108. Jump up^ Schrödinger, Erwin (1944). What is Life?. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-42708-8.
109. Jump up^ Margulis, Lynn; Sagan, Dorion (1995). What is Life?. University of California Press.ISBN 0-520-22021-8.
110. Jump up^ Lovelock, James (2000). Gaia – a New Look at Life on Earth. Oxford University Press.ISBN 0-19-286218-9.
111. Jump up^ Avery, John (2003). Information Theory and Evolution. World Scientific. ISBN 981-238-399-9.
112. Jump up^ Davison, Paul G. "How to Define Life". The University of North Alabama. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
113. Jump up^ Helge Kragh (1996). Cosmology and Controversy. Princeton University Press.ISBN 0-691-00546-X.
114. Jump up^ Nikos Prantzos; Stephen Lyle (2000). Our Cosmic Future: Humanity's Fate in the Universe. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-77098-X.
115. Jump up^ Rem B. Edwards (2001). What Caused the Big Bang?. Rodopi. ISBN 90-420-1407-5.
116. Jump up^ Harvey Whitehouse (2001). The Debated Mind: Evolutionary Psychology Versus Ethnography. Berg Publishers. ISBN 1-85973-427-8.
117. ^ Jump up to:^a b Jeffrey Alan Gray (2004). Consciousness: Creeping Up on the Hard Problem. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-852090-5.
118. Jump up^ Paul M. Churchland (1989). A Neurocomputational Perspective: The Nature of Mind and the Structure of Science. MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-53106-2.
119. Jump up^ Daniel Clement Dennett (1991). Consciousness Explained. Little, Brown and Co.ISBN 0-316-18066-1.
120. ^ Jump up to:^a b John D. Barrow; Paul C.W. Davies; Charles L. Harper (2004). Science and Ultimate Reality: Quantum Theory, Cosmology and Complexity. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-83113-X.
121. Jump up^ Jean Millay; Ruth-Inge Heinze (1999). Multidimensional Mind: Remote Viewing in Hyperspace. North Atlantic Books. ISBN 1-55643-306-9.
122. Jump up^ McFadden, J. (2002). "Synchronous Firing and Its Influence on the Brain's Electromagnetic Field: Evidence for an Electromagnetic Field Theory of Consciousness". Journal of Consciousness Studies 9 (4): 23–50.
123. Jump up^ R. Buccheri; V. Di Gesù; Metod Saniga (2000). Studies on the Structure of Time: From Physics to Psycho(patho)logy. Springer. ISBN 0-306-46439-X.
124. ^ Jump up to:^a b David Bohm; Basil J. Hiley (1993). The Undivided Universe: An Ontological Interpretation of Quantum Theory. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-06588-7.
125. ^ Jump up to:^a b Alexandra Bruce (2005). Beyond the Bleep: The Definitive Unauthorized Guide to What the Bleep Do We Know!?. The Disinformation Company. ISBN 1-932857-22-2.
126. Jump up^ Benjamin Libet; Anthony Freeman; Keith Sutherland (1999). The Volitional Brain: Towards a Neuroscience of Free Will. Imprint Academic. ISBN 0-907845-11-8.
127. Jump up^ Mae-Wan Ho (1998). The Rainbow and the Worm: The Physics of Organisms. World Scientific. pp. 218–231. ISBN 981-02-3427-9.
128. Jump up^ Akers, C. (1986). Methodological Criticisms of Parapsychology, Advances in Parapsychological Research 4. PesquisaPSI. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
129. Jump up^ Child, I.L. (1987). Criticism in Experimental Parapsychology, Advances in Parapsychological Research 5. PesquisaPSI. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
130. Jump up^ Wiseman, Richard; Smith, Matthew, et al. (1996). "Exploring possible sender-to-experimenter acoustic leakage in the PRL autoganzfeld experiments – Psychophysical Research Laboratories". The Journal of Parapsychology. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
131. Jump up^ Lobach, E.; Bierman, D. (2004). "The Invisible Gaze: Three Attempts to Replicate Sheldrake's Staring Effects" (PDF). Proceedings of the 47th PA Convention. pp. 77–90. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
132. Jump up^ Boyle PA, Buchman AS, Barnes LL, Bennett DA. Effect of a purpose in life on risk of incident Alzheimer disease and mild cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older persons. Archives of General Psychiatry. 2010;67:304–310.
133. Jump up^ Kim E, Sun J, Park N, Kubzansky L, Peterson C. Purpose in life and reduced risk of myocardial infarction among older U.S. adults with coronary heart disease: A two-year follow-up. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. (2):124–133.
134. Jump up^ Kim ES, Sun JK, Park N, Peterson C. Purpose in life and reduced incidence of stroke in older adults: The Health and Retirement Study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2013;74(5):427–432.
135. Jump up^ Boyle PA, Barnes LL, Buchman AS, Bennett DA. Purpose in life is associated with mortality among community-dwelling older persons. Psychosomatic Medicine. 2009;71:574–579.
136. Jump up^ Glenn Yeffeth (2005). The Anthology at the End of the Universe: Leading Science Fiction Authors on Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. BenBella Books, Inc. ISBN 1-932100-56-3.
137. Jump up^ William B. Badke (2005). The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Meaning of Everything. Kregel Publications. ISBN 0-8254-2069-5.
138. Jump up^ Douglas Adams (1979). The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. London: Pan Books.ISBN 0-330-25864-8.
139. Jump up^ Monty Python's Completely Useless Web Site: Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life: Complete Script
140. Jump up^ Terry Burnham (2005). Mean Markets and Lizard Brains: How to Profit from the New Science of Irrationality. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 0-471-71695-2.
141. Jump up^ Yolanda Fernandez (2002). In Their Shoes: Examining the Issue of Empathy and Its Place in the Treatment of Offenders. Wood 'N' Barnes Publishing. ISBN 1-885473-48-6.
142. Jump up^ Mark I. Pinsky (2001). The Gospel According To The Simpsons: The Spiritual Life Of The World's Most Animated Family. Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 0-664-22419-9.
143. ^ Jump up to:^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r} David Seaman (2005). The Real Meaning of Life. New World Library. ISBN 1-57731-514-6.
144. ^ Jump up to:^a b c Roger Ellerton PhD, CMC (2006). Live Your Dreams... Let Reality Catch Up: NLP and Common Sense for Coaches, Managers and You. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 1-4120-4709-9.
145. ^ Jump up to:^{a b c d e f g h i j} John Cook (2007). The Book of Positive Quotations. Fairview Press.ISBN 1-57749-169-6.
146. ^ Jump up to:^a b Steve Chandler (2005). Reinventing Yourself: How to Become the Person You've Always Wanted to Be. Career Press. ISBN 1-56414-817-3.
147. Jump up^ Matthew Kelly (2005). The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-6510-6.
148. Jump up^ Lee, Dong Yul; Park, Sung Hee; Uhlemann, Max R.; Patsult, Philip (June 2000). "What Makes You Happy?: A Comparison of Self-reported Criteria of Happiness Between Two Cultures". Social Indicators Research 50 (3): 351–362.doi:10.1023/A:1004647517069. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
149. Jump up^ Social perspectives, ACM Digital Library
150. Jump up^ John Kultgen (1995). Autonomy and Intervention: Parentalism in the Caring Life. Oxford University Press US. ISBN 0-19-508531-0.
151. ^ Jump up to:^a b c d George Cappannelli; Sedena Cappannelli (2004). Authenticity: Simple Strategies for Greater Meaning and Purpose at Work and at Home. Emmis Books.ISBN 1-57860-148-7.
152. ^ Jump up to:^a b John G. West (2002). Celebrating Middle-Earth: The Lord of the Rings as a Defense of Western Civilization. Inkling Books. ISBN 1-58742-012-0.
153. Jump up^ Rachel Madorsky (2003). Create Your Own Destiny!: Spiritual Path to Success. Avanty House. ISBN 0-9705349-4-9.
154. Jump up^ A.C. Grayling. What is Good? The Search for the best way to live. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003.
155. Jump up^ Lopez, Mike (September 22, 1999). "Episode III: Relativism? A Jedi craves not these things". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
156. Jump up^ Lovatt, Stephen C. (2007). New Skins for Old Wine. Universal Publishers. pp. The Meaning of Life. ISBN 1-58112-960-2.
157. ^ Jump up to:^a b Raymond Kurzweil; Terry Grossman (2004). Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever [1]. Holtzbrinck Publishers. ISBN 1-57954-954-3.
158. Jump up^ Bryan Appleyard (2007). How to Live Forever Or Die Trying: On the New Immortality. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-6868-7.
159. Jump up^ Cameron, Donald (2001). The Purpose of Life. Woodhill Publishing. ISBN 0-9540291-0-0.
160. Jump up^ Wayne, Larry; Johnson, Grace. "Expanding The Oneness". SelfGrowth.com. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
161. Jump up^ Nick Lane (2005). Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280481-2.
162. Jump up^ Kenneth M. Weiss; Anne V. Buchanan (2004). Genetics and the Logic of Evolution. Wiley-IEEE. ISBN 0-471-23805-8.
163. Jump up^ Jennifer Ackerman (2001). Chance in the House of Fate: A Natural History of Heredity. Houghton Mifflin Books. ISBN 0-618-21909-9.
164. Jump up^ Boyce Rensberger (1996). Life Itself: Exploring the Realm of the Living Cell. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-512500-2.
165. Jump up^ Chris Grau (2005). Philosophers Explore the Matrix. Oxford University Press.ISBN 978-0-19-518107-4.
166. Jump up^ John M. Cooper; D. S. Hutchinson (1997). Plato: Complete Works. Hackett Publishing. ISBN 0-87220-349-2.
167. Jump up^ John E. Findling, Frank W. Thackeray (2001). Events That Changed the World Through the Sixteenth Century. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-29079-2.
168. Jump up^ Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama (1954). The Meaning of Life: Buddhist Perspectives on Cause and Effect. Doubleday.
169. Jump up^ Ernest Joseph Simmons (1973). Tolstoy. Routledge. ISBN 0-7100-7395-X.
170. Jump up^ Richard A. Bowell (2004). The Seven Steps Of Spiritual Intelligence: The Practical Pursuit of Purpose, Success and Happiness. Nicholas Brealey Publishing. ISBN 1-85788-344-6.
171. Jump up^ John C. Gibbs; Karen S. Basinger; Dick Fuller (1992). Moral Maturity: Measuring the Development of Sociomoral Reflection. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. ISBN 0-8058-0425-0.
172. ^ Jump up to:^a b c Timothy Tang (2007). Real Answers to The Meaning of Life and Finding Happiness. iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-45941-4.
173. Jump up^ Tyler T. Roberts (1998). Contesting Spirit: Nietzsche, Affirmation, Religion. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-00127-8.
174. Jump up^ Lucy Costigan (2004). What Is the Meaning of Your Life: A Journey Towards Ultimate Meaning. iUniverse. ISBN 0-595-33880-1.
175. Jump up^ Steven L. Jeffers; Harold Ivan Smith (2007). Finding a Sacred Oasis in Grief: A Resource Manual for Pastoral Care. Radcliffe Publishing. ISBN 1-84619-181-5.
176. Jump up^ David L. Jeffrey (1992). A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. ISBN 0-8028-3634-8.
177. Jump up^ Dana A. Williams (2005). "In the Light of Likeness-transformed": The Literary Art of Leon Forrest. Ohio State University Press. ISBN 0-8142-0994-7.
178. Jump up^ Jerry Z. Muller (1997). Conservatism: An Anthology of Social and Political Thought from David Hume to the Present. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-03711-6.
179. Jump up^ Mary Nash; Bruce Stewart (2002). Spirituality and Social Care: Contributing to Personal and Community Well-being. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 1-84310-024-X.
180. Jump up^ Xinzhong Yao (2000). An Introduction to Confucianism. Cambridge University Press.ISBN 0-521-64430-5.
181. Jump up^ Bryan S. Turner; Chris Rojek (2001). Society and Culture: Principles of Scarcity and Solidarity. SAGE. ISBN 0-7619-7049-5.
182. Jump up^ Anil Goonewardene (1994). Buddhist Scriptures. Harcourt Heinemann. ISBN 0-435-30355-4.
183. ^ Jump up to:^a b Luc Ferry (2002). Man Made God: The Meaning of Life. University of Chicago Press.ISBN 0-226-24484-9.
184. ^ Jump up to:^a b c Eric G. Stephan; R. Wayne Pace (2002). Powerful Leadership: How to Unleash the Potential in Others and Simplify Your Own Life. FT Press. ISBN 0-13-066836-2.
185. Jump up^ Dominique Moyse Steinberg (2004). The Mutual-aid Approach to Working with Groups: Helping People Help One Another. Haworth Press. ISBN 0-7890-1462-9.
186. Jump up^ John Caunt (2002). Boost Your Self-Esteem. Kogan Page. ISBN 0-7494-3871-1.
187. Jump up^ Ho'oponopono
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