Start Making Sense
How Existential Psychology Can Help Us Build Meaningful Lives in Absurd Times
About This Book
Start Making Sense (2025) explores the human need for meaning and purpose using cultural and social psychology to engage philosophical questions about the meaning of life. Weaving together history, literature, Existential psychology, and the history of science, it serves as a guide for crafting a meaningful life even in unsettling times.
Who Should Read This?
- Those anxious about the state of the world, or their place in it
- Psychology buffs looking for the origins of complex human behavior
- Anyone curious about how human behavior impacts political and social systems
About the Author
Steven J: Heine is a distinguished Canadian professor of social and cultural psychology at the University of British Columbia. He authored the most widely-used textbook on the subject, Cultural Psychology, as well as DNA Is Not Destiny, exploring the common misconceptions surrounding genetics and health.
