Beliefs in beauty and realization of the meaning of life: an analisys from the perspective of social cognition and logotherapy

International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
13
Article ID: 
26354
6 pages
Research Article

Beliefs in beauty and realization of the meaning of life: an analisys from the perspective of social cognition and logotherapy

Sávio Moreira Emmerick, Cléia Zanatta, Cláudio Manoel Luiz de Santana and Luiz Fábio Domingos

Abstract: 

The present work has as its theme the beliefs in beauty as a possibility to reach the encounter and the realization of the meaning of life. To this end, it establishes a dialogue between constructs arising from social cognition and logotherapy in interface with the Thomist Philosophy. The contact points of the constructs were listed through a literature review. Understanding the evaluative richness present in the ideal of beauty, it was concluded that the beliefs in this ideal represent an important way to find meaning through contemplation and creation. Logotherapy understands the realization of meaning as a primary human need, superimposed on the search for pleasure and power.

DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.37118/ijdr.26354.02.2023
Download PDF: