ISSN 2617-6858
e-ISSN 2617-6866
The Bulletin of National Defence University of Ukraine
Vol. 20, No. 4, 2025
- the meaning of life; psychoanthropology; laughter; logotherapy; meanings; sensationalism; mental well-being; values; psychophysiology of laughter
- https://doi.org/10.33099/2617-6858-2025-86-4-72-84
- Pages 72-84
The article examines the phenomenon of laughter as a tool for forming the meaning of life. A comparative analysis of theoretical models of sensor formation was carried out. The relationship of laughter with the search for life meaning through the prism of psychoanthropology and logotherapy is shown. Philosophical, theological, cultural and psychophysiological aspects of laughter in the context of value formation, search for meanings and support of personal well-being are revealed
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