I wouldn't dismiss Maslow's ideas so quickly and completely. Many good psychological models and theories are grounded in Aristotelian ideas, so that's hardly a fair criticism. And I'd say he's influenced a number of recent approaches, such as Deci & Ryan's self-determination theory and Fiske's core needs model of social behavior ________________________________ From: Christopher D. Green [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 9:29 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Maslow and our economic crisis
[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: As I continue to maintain the status as the only divergent thinker on Tips,it would seem to me that suggestions proposed on how the ordinary individual can cope or prepare to cope with the recession and current economic crisis fit conceptually nicely with Maslow's pyramid of need and growth fulfillments. Gosh Michael. I'm pretty surprised to see a self-proclaimed "divergent thinker" cleave so closely to Maslow. I don't thin that much of anyone beyond (extremely non-divergent) business departments think of that scheme as being much more than a quaint historical artifact. Yes, of course people want food an shelter before they get serious about the "higher" think in life, but I don't think that really counts as a novel insight about human nature. Aristotle (among others) had been there, done that. Try the Nicomachean Ethics. Please continue diverging. Chis -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
