This paper attempts to elevate the concept of “purpose” to a coequal status with “meanings” in the author's conceptual scheme of existence. It constitutes a revision of the author's previous model of existence in which “purpose-in-life” was subsumed under the more general category of “significance.” The educational significance of the foregoing is discussed in terms of curricula in meanings-oriented education, especially in the study of life-histories.
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