The Evolution and Human Adaptation Program
Lecture Series for Fall Term, 2001
Life Goals, Evolution and Mood
Counting Blessings versus Burdens:
Experimental Studies of Gratitude and Mood
Robert Emmons, Ph.D.
Tuesday, October 23
4:00 P.M.
Coffee and tea at 3:30
4448 East Hall
Précis
This talk will review the recent research on meaning-making in the context
of personal goals and life purpose. My intention will be to document how meaningful
living, expressed as the pursuit of personally significant goals, contributes
to positive experience and to a positive life. The experience of spirituality
as manifested in the sanctification of daily goals will be highlighted. It
will be argued that sanctification or the attribution sacred qualities to
one's goals, increases a person's commitment to these goals and is fundamental
to pursuing a life of significance and meaning.
His recent book is available at:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1572304561/107-2618051-2686907
Next Week, October 30
Keith Oatley: Most human goals are social; emotions are our means of steering.
The Evolution and Human Adaptation Program Lectures are sponsored by the LS&A Dean's Office, the Research Center for Group Dynamics at ISR, and the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry. To add your name to the mailing list of events sponsored by EHAP, send a note to ehap@umich.edu
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