Carpenter, Derrick

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    Something Larger: An Evolutionary Account of the Meaningfulness of Life
    (2007-08-01) Carpenter, Derrick
    This paper explores the origins of a subjective sense of meaning in life from the perspective of cultural group selection within evolutionary theory. Philosophical underpinnings are discussed, as are the origins or morality and social groups. It is argued that a subjective meaning acts as a motivator of cultural transactions which allowed pre-human groups possessing meaning to survive over groups of individuals lacking meaning.