A unique, non-religious exploration of life’s meaning, human role, and the power of a person's decisions that provides a fresh look at the eternal question, thought-provoking conversation, and ideas that stay in mind long after the event. We explored some of the most honest and important questions people are asking today:

• Why don't success, relationships, and community always make life feel fulfilling?

• What can a person do when uncertainty about life’s purpose causes anxiety or depression?

• If happiness and fun don’t last — what’s worth striving for?

• What if someone doesn’t know what they want — or who they want to become?

• Why is the question of life’s meaning unavoidable and so hard to answer?

• Why do religious or scientific answers often leave people unsatisfied?

• What does it take to find purpose?

In four meetings, we explored four general types of connections between people: social, business, personal, and spiritual. The focus was on phenomena such as loneliness and connectedness in friendship, romantic relationships, kinship, and in life overall.

The world is changing quickly and significantly. Today, it has become extremely difficult to keep up with the changing world, innovations, technologies, and social trends. At the same time, something, like our body, feelings, or, in many ways, ethics, remains unchanged over centuries and millennia, ceasing to meet the requirements of the modern world. Nevertheless, humanity continues to develop rapidly, and we are rushing into the future along with it. But how prepared are we for the future, all together and each of us individually? What world will we find ourselves in tomorrow, and what world will we leave to the next generation? What external and internal challenges await us, and how can we respond to them? In the series of group meetings of this project, we will look at these and other questions through the philosophical lens of progress in a bold attempt to obtain new answers. 

Each meeting of the Meetings With Meaning Series is a guided conversation on one of the topics, the significance of which is beyond doubt. The thought-provoking conversations on life-related, existential, and sometimes deeply philosophical topics, specifically selected for the audience, help participants see and reevaluate aspects of their mentality and worldview.

This series of 18 group meetings provided a platform to explore people's diverse attitudes toward fundamental ideas that form the bedrock of their worldviews. Each session focused on a specific idea, offering insight into how we interpret and relate to that idea, which in turn defines our beliefs, values, thoughts, and behaviors, ultimately shaping our lives. Through engaging discussions, participants could explore various perspectives, understand their implications, and decide whether to maintain or change their stance. 

Also, as part of the series, the participants were introduced to the concept of mentality, and the theory and practice of mentology. The author of mentology, Alexey Murashov, participated in several meetings of the series providing extra insights and gave a Q&A session about mentology at the end.

You can see the list of the Personal Ontology Series events and links to the announcements by clicking below:

This group offered a supportive space for men from diverse backgrounds and ages to engage in candid and meaningful conversations around different life questions. Whether navigating through life challenges, grappling with significant decisions, exploring paths to fulfillment, or seeking camaraderie amongst men, this group fostered an environment of mutual support and growth. Through open dialogue and shared experiences, we aimed to discover pathways to increase meaning and fulfillment in participants' lives. 

You can see the list of the Men's Search For Meaning Group events and links to the announcements by clicking below:

Visiting five Ivy League universities and using mentology methods, we interviewed regular students on the campus streets to gain deep insights into their beliefs, values, views, fears, hopes, and other aspects of their mentality. Learning about their mentality helps with understanding the younger generation as such and predicting social and political dynamics in the next 30 years.

If you want to know more about the Ivy League Student Interviews, please contact us.

This sequence of 47 group discussions was organized and conducted in the Philosophy Meetup group in 2023. The events aimed to spark thought, challenge unreflectively accepted beliefs, and help participants reach their own consistent conclusions about the highly relevant topics. The range of topics included philosophical, cultural, psychological, existential, and other questions of practical and existential interest. 

The broad range of questions resulted from the participants' requests, points of interest, lack of clarity, or disagreements. Some of the questions were highly important to specific participants or to the whole group, underscoring their significance and the discussions around them for our society. 

Also, due to the high diversity of the group participants, this series of discussions allowed us to indicate and validate some hypotheses, including that the content of mentality is similar despite the differences in the language, culture, welfare, politics, history, religion, and other aspects, mentality works identically in different cultures, countries, nations, regions, and probably civilizations.

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