Toward a Psychology of Being

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iHiBMIMiMBK^^MWiilii Ij-^^MWifM^^^^^^B Like few contemporary psychologists, Abraham Maslow has no answ'ers, no absolutes, no solutions which bring the relief of finality. 1 In this Second Edition of Toward A Psychology Of Being (the originál edition sold well over 100,000 copies), there is a constant optimistic thrust toward a future based on the intrinsic values of humanity. Professor Maslow states that 'This inner nature, as much as we know of it so far, seems not to be intrinsically evil, but rather either neutral or positively 'good/ What we call evil behavior appears most often to be a secondary reaction to frustration of this intrinsic nature." He demonstrates that humán beings can be loving, noble, and creative, and are capable of pursuing the highest values and aspirations. The new edition contains minor revisions throughout, an expanded bibliography, and a new appendix which is an affirmative answer to the question "Is a Normative Social Psychology Possible?" THE AUTHOR An... Tovább

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iHiBMIMiMBK^^MWiilii Ij-^^MWifM^^^^^^B Like few contemporary psychologists, Abraham Maslow has no answ'ers, no absolutes, no solutions which bring the relief of finality. 1 In this Second Edition of Toward A Psychology Of Being (the originál edition sold well over 100,000 copies), there is a constant optimistic thrust toward a future based on the intrinsic values of humanity. Professor Maslow states that 'This inner nature, as much as we know of it so far, seems not to be intrinsically evil, but rather either neutral or positively 'good/ What we call evil behavior appears most often to be a secondary reaction to frustration of this intrinsic nature." He demonstrates that humán beings can be loving, noble, and creative, and are capable of pursuing the highest values and aspirations. The new edition contains minor revisions throughout, an expanded bibliography, and a new appendix which is an affirmative answer to the question "Is a Normative Social Psychology Possible?" THE AUTHOR An cnergetic and articulate scholar, the late ABRAHAM H. MASLOW is the author of Eupsychian Management; Psychology of Science; Religion, Values, and Peak Expeiiences; Motivation and Personality; and Principles of Abnormal Psychology (with B. Mittelmann). He álso edited New Knowledge in Humán Values, and wrote nearly 100 articles. Before assuming his position as Chairman of the Department of Psychology at Brandeis University in 1951, Professor Maslow taught for fourteen years at Brooklyn College. He was Andrew Kay Visiting Fellow at Western Behavioral Sciences Institute, La Jolla, California, in 1961-62, and President of the American Psychological Association in 1967-68. Vissza