Meaning (existential)

Meaning in existentialism is descriptive regarding "the meaning of life"; therefore it is unlike typical, prescriptive conceptions.^{[citation needed]} Due to the methods of existentialism, prescriptive or declarative statements about meaning are unjustified.^{[citation needed]} The root of the word "meaning" is "mean", which is the way someone or something is conveyed, interpreted, or represented.

Each individual has his or her own form of unique perspective; meaning is, therefore, purely subjective. Meaning is the way something is understood by an individual; in turn, this subjective meaning is also how the individual may identify it. Meaning is the personal significance of something physical or abstract. This would include the assigning of value(s) to such significance. ^[1]^{[failed verification]}

^ Crowell, Steven (16 October 2017). Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021 – via Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

[1] Crowell, Steven (16 October 2017). Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021 – via Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

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