Big Think
@bigthink·8.8M subscribers·10.1K videos
Is searching for purpose an inherent human trait? These experts say yes.
Posted
November 19, 2025
Views
379,606
Likes
727
Comments
7
Engagement
0.19%
November 19, 2025
379,606
727
7
0.19%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
2:45Now PlayingWe made this video in partnership with Unlikely Collaborators.
Behavioral scientist Dan Cable, philosopher Philip Kitcher, and management scholar D. Quinn Mills explore how purpose functions as both a psychological tool and a philosophical compass.
Together, they argue that purpose isn’t some distant, abstract idea, but instead, is something essential to being human. It’s how we learn, adjust, and keep going when things become difficult. When we care about meaning instead of just basic needs, we find more energy; when we rethink what we believe, we grow wiser.
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
