On leaving Flatland and honoring Maslow
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19429718 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Rowan (0000-0002-5062-4044, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 73-79 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Humanistic Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0887-3267 • E-ISSN: 1547-3333 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08873260709336698 |
| OpenAlex | W1994697539 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This article is about the failure of humanistic psychology to live up to the challenge of Maslow's basic idea of levels of psychospiritual development. Too many humanistic writers are still living in Flatland, where there are no levels, no differences in ways of looking at the world, no grades of consciousness. Some examples are given. This article argues that it would be more in keeping with Maslow's humanistic legacy to acknowledge an evolutionary hierarchy of thought in action. Ken Wilber shows how this could be taken even further. Some examples are given of what this might look like in practice
Consciousness · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Hierarchy · Humanism · Humanistic psychology · Maslow's hierarchy of needs · Political science · Sociology · Child Therapy and Development · Ego Development and Educational Practices · Law · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |