Abstract
Many associate the meaning of life with the goal, aim, or end of life, asking themselves what they are living for. When they cannot answer this question, they suspect that their lives are meaningless. Some also believe that all things must have goals in order to be meaningful. But this means that goals must also have goals, ad infinitum, with no final goal that gives meaning to the entire chain. This chapter responds to these concerns by distinguishing between instrumental and terminal value, and arguing that it is incorrect that meaningful lives must have ends to which they are means. A life may be of much worth even if it serves no ulterior purpose.
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