"There is something greater than history. Somewhere, sometime, in the name of humanity, we must challenge a thousand evil precedents, and dare to apply the Golden Rule to nations." — Will Durant Note: To make this post length more manageable, I …
What is Gerotranscendence & Can You Experience it at a Younger Age?
There's definitely something universally intriguing about transcendence. Maslow revised his own hierarchy of needs late in his life to propose transcendence—or self-actualizing transcenders—above self-actualization as the highest height of …
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24 Characteristics of the Self-Actualizing Transcender (Maslow Theory Z Summary)
Looking for the full book summary of Maslow's "The Farther Reaches of Human Nature"? How about deep dive notes on self-actualization or transcendence? This post includes Maslow's highlights on self-actualizing transcenders from The Farther Reaches …
What is Transcendence? The True Top of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
"Man's true fulfillment depends upon communion with that which transcends him." — Heschel This post includes Maslow's writing on transcendence from The Farther Reaches of Human Nature (Amazon). Note: You can use these links to read my "Farther …
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What is Self-Actualization? Here’s what Maslow said about Self-Actualizers
"I have not deliberately worked with an ad hoc control group, i.e., non-self-actualizing people. I could say that most of humanity is a control group, which is certainly true." — Maslow This post includes Maslow's writing on self-actualization from …
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Go Beyond the Hierarchy of Needs in Maslow’s “The Farther Reaches of Human Nature” (Book Summary)
"Maslow was more than anything else a philosopher of science." — Henry Geiger This isn't the easiest book to read, but I thoroughly enjoyed Abraham Maslow's The Farther Reaches of Human Nature (Amazon). In fact, I thought it was so great that I …
