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	==Overview==		==Overview==

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	'''Mystical Experiences''': Maslow's goal was revolutionary and transformative. He had a peak experience wherein he took an internal vow to make a significant contribution to philosophy, psychology, and anthropology.<ref>Maslow, Abraham H. “My Early Revelations About Culture and Personality.” In ''Future Visions: The Unpublished Papers of Abraham Maslow'', edited by Edward Hoffman. Sage Publications, 1996. p. 20.</ref> He had another peak experiencing the day after Pearl Harbor where he commits to developing a sophisticated, transformative [[Psychology of the Peace Table]].		'''Maslow's Mystical [[Connection Experience\|(Connection) Experiences]]''': Maslow's goal was revolutionary and transformative. He had a peak experience wherein he took an internal vow to make a significant contribution to philosophy, psychology, and anthropology.<ref>Maslow, Abraham H. “My Early Revelations About Culture and Personality.” In ''Future Visions: The Unpublished Papers of Abraham Maslow'', edited by Edward Hoffman. Sage Publications, 1996. p. 20.</ref> He had another peak experiencing the day after Pearl Harbor where he commits to developing a sophisticated, transformative [[Psychology of the Peace Table]].

	Maslow's vision was total. He was developing a "comprehensive" system, a " comprehensive philosophy of life, a philosophy of everything"<ref>Maslow, Abraham H. “The Unnoticed Psychological Revolution.” In ''Future Visions: The Unpublished Papers of Abraham Maslow'', edited by Edward Hoffman, 122–28. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1996. p. 124. </ref> that would guide [[Human Development]] and help actuate full [[Human Potential]].		Maslow's vision was total. He was developing a "comprehensive" system, a " comprehensive philosophy of life, a philosophy of everything"<ref>Maslow, Abraham H. “The Unnoticed Psychological Revolution.” In ''Future Visions: The Unpublished Papers of Abraham Maslow'', edited by Edward Hoffman, 122–28. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1996. p. 124. </ref> that would guide [[Human Development]] and help actuate full [[Human Potential]].

	Following his vision, Maslow began building this Psychology of the Peace Table. He started in 1843 when he published his seminal articles "A Theory of Human Motivation" and "Preface to Motivation Theory."<ref name=":1">Maslow.“Preface to Motivation Theory.” Psychosomatic Medicine 5, no. 1 (January 1943): 85.</ref> There he said humans have a set of needs that motivate human behaviour. It was this theory of needs, modified and added to over three decades as he continued to think and learn, that would form the foundation for the ~~psychology~~ he set out to develop.		Following his vision, Maslow began building this [[Psychology of the Peace Table]]. He started in 1843 when he published his seminal articles "A Theory of Human Motivation" and "Preface to Motivation Theory."<ref name=":1">Maslow.“Preface to Motivation Theory.” Psychosomatic Medicine 5, no. 1 (January 1943): 85.</ref> There he said humans have a set of needs that motivate human behaviour. It was this theory of needs, modified and added to over three decades as he continued to think and learn, that would form the foundation for the [[Eupsychian Psychology]] he set out to develop.

	Note that some (and only some) of the needs he mentioned in that article went on to be iconized by Charles McDermid who, in 1960, wrote an article for the corporate magazine ''Business Horizons'' entitled "How Money Motivates Men.”<ref>McDermid, Charles D. “How Money Motivates Men.” ''Business Horizons'' 3, no. 4 (January 1, 1960): 93–100.		Note that some (and only some) of the needs he mentioned in that article went on to be iconized by Charles McDermid who, in 1960, wrote an article for the corporate magazine ''Business Horizons'' entitled "How Money Motivates Men.”<ref>McDermid, Charles D. “How Money Motivates Men.” ''Business Horizons'' 3, no. 4 (January 1, 1960): 93–100.
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	</ref> In that article he suggested a single pyramid to represent Maslow's "hierarchy of needs." This suggestion failed to account for not only Maslow's second hierarchy of needs, the hierarchy of cognitive needs, but also Maslow's original recognition of the "dynamic" and complex nature of the human needs, a nature so complex the he suggested "nested boxes" or the even more complex "histological section" as visual icons<ref name=":1" /> to represent his hierarchy.		</ref> In that article he suggested a single pyramid to represent Maslow's "hierarchy of needs." This suggestion failed to account for not only Maslow's second hierarchy of needs, the hierarchy of cognitive needs, but also Maslow's original recognition of the "dynamic" and complex nature of the human needs, a nature so complex the he suggested "nested boxes" or the even more complex "histological section" as visual icons<ref name=":1" /> to represent his hierarchy.

	Maslow’s ''[[Hierarchy of Needs]]'' was not just a theory of motivation, was a road map for creating the ~~psychological~~ conditions ~~necessary for~~ peace and cooperation.<ref>Maslow, A. H. “A Theory of Human Motivation.” Psychological Review 50, no. 4 (1943): 370–96</ref>		Maslow’s ''[[Hierarchy of Needs]]'' was not just a theory of motivation, it was a road map for creating the societal conditions required to create the [[Good Person]] capable of, and motivated towards, peace and cooperation.<ref>Maslow, A. H. “A Theory of Human Motivation.” Psychological Review 50, no. 4 (1943): 370–96</ref>

	~~'''Happiness''': Maslow questions the hedonistic view of happiness and calls for a "whole new psychological approach." <ref>Hoffman, Edward, ed. ''Future Visions''. Sage Publications, 1996.</ref>~~		His concept of [[Self-Actualization]] was its core core. It emphasized the [[Full Realization]] of one's potential, and actualization that he believed was essential for building a peaceful, just society.


	His concept of ~~''self~~-~~actualization''~~ emphasized the ~~realization~~ of ~~human~~ potential, ~~which~~ he believed was essential for building a peaceful, just society.

	Maslow founded the ''Journal of Humanistic Psychology'' in 1961 and was a key figure in launching the ''American Association for Humanistic Psychology'', aiming to institutionalize a psychology centered on growth, values, and human dignity.		Maslow founded the ''Journal of Humanistic Psychology'' in 1961 and was a key figure in launching the ''American Association for Humanistic Psychology'', aiming to institutionalize a psychology centered on growth, values, and human dignity.

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	“In a certain sense, only saints are mankind [sic]. All the rest are cripples.” <ref>Edward Hoffman, The Right to Be Human: A Biography of Abraham Maslow (New York: McGraw Hill, 1999), ~~4395~~.</ref>		“In a certain sense, only saints are mankind [sic]. All the rest are cripples.” <ref>Edward Hoffman, The Right to Be Human: A Biography of Abraham Maslow (New York: McGraw Hill, 1999), 173.</ref>

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	'''Mystical Experiences''': Maslow's goal was revolutionary and transformative. He had a peak experience wherein he took an internal vow to make a significant contribution to philosophy, psychology, and anthropology.<ref>Maslow, Abraham H. “My Early Revelations About Culture and Personality.” In ''Future Visions: The Unpublished Papers of Abraham Maslow'', edited by Edward Hoffman. Sage Publications, 1996. p. 20.</ref> He had another peak experiencing the day after Pearl Harbor where he commits to developing a sophisticated, transformative [[Psychology of the Peace Table]].		'''Mystical Experiences''': Maslow's goal was revolutionary and transformative. He had a peak experience wherein he took an internal vow to make a significant contribution to philosophy, psychology, and anthropology.<ref>Maslow, Abraham H. “My Early Revelations About Culture and Personality.” In ''Future Visions: The Unpublished Papers of Abraham Maslow'', edited by Edward Hoffman. Sage Publications, 1996. p. 20.</ref> He had another peak experiencing the day after Pearl Harbor where he commits to developing a sophisticated, transformative [[Psychology of the Peace Table]].

			Maslow's vision was total. He was developing a "comprehensive" system, a " comprehensive philosophy of life, a philosophy of everything"<ref>Maslow, Abraham H. “The Unnoticed Psychological Revolution.” In ''Future Visions: The Unpublished Papers of Abraham Maslow'', edited by Edward Hoffman, 122–28. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1996. p. 124. </ref> that would guide [[Human Development]] and help actuate full [[Human Potential]].

	Following his vision, Maslow began building this Psychology of the Peace Table. He started in 1843 when he published his seminal articles "A Theory of Human Motivation" and "Preface to Motivation Theory."<ref name=":1">Maslow.“Preface to Motivation Theory.” Psychosomatic Medicine 5, no. 1 (January 1943): 85.</ref> There he said humans have a set of needs that motivate human behaviour. It was this theory of needs, modified and added to over three decades as he continued to think and learn, that would form the foundation for the psychology he set out to develop.		Following his vision, Maslow began building this Psychology of the Peace Table. He started in 1843 when he published his seminal articles "A Theory of Human Motivation" and "Preface to Motivation Theory."<ref name=":1">Maslow.“Preface to Motivation Theory.” Psychosomatic Medicine 5, no. 1 (January 1943): 85.</ref> There he said humans have a set of needs that motivate human behaviour. It was this theory of needs, modified and added to over three decades as he continued to think and learn, that would form the foundation for the psychology he set out to develop.

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	==Concept Map==		==Concept Map==

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	'''Mystical Experiences''': Maslow's goal was revolutionary and ~~transformation~~. He had an peak experience wherein he took an internal vow to make a significant contribution to philosophy, psychology, and anthropology.<ref>Maslow, Abraham H. “My Early Revelations About Culture and Personality.” In ''Future Visions: The Unpublished Papers of Abraham Maslow'', edited by Edward Hoffman. Sage Publications, 1996. p. 20.</ref>		'''Mystical Experiences''': Maslow's goal was revolutionary and transformative. He had a peak experience wherein he took an internal vow to make a significant contribution to philosophy, psychology, and anthropology.<ref>Maslow, Abraham H. “My Early Revelations About Culture and Personality.” In ''Future Visions: The Unpublished Papers of Abraham Maslow'', edited by Edward Hoffman. Sage Publications, 1996. p. 20.</ref> He had another peak experiencing the day after Pearl Harbor where he commits to developing a sophisticated, transformative [[Psychology of the Peace Table]].

			Following his vision, Maslow began building this Psychology of the Peace Table. He started in 1843 when he published his seminal articles "A Theory of Human Motivation" and "Preface to Motivation Theory."<ref name=":1">Maslow.“Preface to Motivation Theory.” Psychosomatic Medicine 5, no. 1 (January 1943): 85.</ref> There he said humans have a set of needs that motivate human behaviour. It was this theory of needs, modified and added to over three decades as he continued to think and learn, that would form the foundation for the psychology he set out to develop.

			Note that some (and only some) of the needs he mentioned in that article went on to be iconized by Charles McDermid who, in 1960, wrote an article for the corporate magazine ''Business Horizons'' entitled "How Money Motivates Men.”<ref>McDermid, Charles D. “How Money Motivates Men.” ''Business Horizons'' 3, no. 4 (January 1, 1960): 93–100.

			</ref> In that article he suggested a single pyramid to represent Maslow's "hierarchy of needs." This suggestion failed to account for not only Maslow's second hierarchy of needs, the hierarchy of cognitive needs, but also Maslow's original recognition of the "dynamic" and complex nature of the human needs, a nature so complex the he suggested "nested boxes" or the even more complex "histological section" as visual icons<ref name=":1" /> to represent his hierarchy.

			Maslow’s ''[[Hierarchy of Needs]]'' was not just a theory of motivation, was a road map for creating the psychological conditions necessary for peace and cooperation.<ref>Maslow, A. H. “A Theory of Human Motivation.” Psychological Review 50, no. 4 (1943): 370–96</ref>

	'''Happiness''': Maslow questions the hedonistic view of happiness and calls for a "whole new psychological approach." <ref>Hoffman, Edward, ed. ''Future Visions''. Sage Publications, 1996.</ref>		'''Happiness''': Maslow questions the hedonistic view of happiness and calls for a "whole new psychological approach." <ref>Hoffman, Edward, ed. ''Future Visions''. Sage Publications, 1996.</ref>

	~~Maslow’s ''[[Hierarchy of Needs]]'' was not just a theory of motivation—it was a roadmap for creating the psychological conditions necessary for peace and cooperation.~~

	His concept of ''self-actualization'' emphasized the realization of human potential, which he believed was essential for building a peaceful, just society.		His concept of ''self-actualization'' emphasized the realization of human potential, which he believed was essential for building a peaceful, just society.

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	'''Mystical Experiences''': Maslow had an peak experience wherein he took an internal vow to make a significant contribution to philosophy, psychology, and anthropology.<ref>~~Hoffman~~, ~~Edward, ed~~. ''Future Visions''. Sage Publications, 1996. p. 20.</ref>		'''Mystical Experiences''': Maslow's goal was revolutionary and transformation. He had an peak experience wherein he took an internal vow to make a significant contribution to philosophy, psychology, and anthropology.<ref>Maslow, Abraham H. “My Early Revelations About Culture and Personality.” In ''Future Visions: The Unpublished Papers of Abraham Maslow'', edited by Edward Hoffman. Sage Publications, 1996. p. 20.</ref>

	'''Happiness''': Maslow questions the hedonistic view of happiness and calls for a "whole new psychological approach." <ref>Hoffman, Edward, ed. ''Future Visions''. Sage Publications, 1996.</ref>		'''Happiness''': Maslow questions the hedonistic view of happiness and calls for a "whole new psychological approach." <ref>Hoffman, Edward, ed. ''Future Visions''. Sage Publications, 1996.</ref>

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	'''Abraham Maslow''' (1908–1970) was an American psychologist best known for his [[Hierarchy of Needs]] and the concept of ''[[Self-Actualization]],'' but his deeper mission—one he explicitly articulated—was to develop a '''psychology for the peace table.''' a [[Eupsychian Psychology\|Eupsychian Psychology.]] The day after Pearl Harbor, Maslow realized that global conflict stemmed from a profound lack of understanding of [[Human Nature]]. He committed his life to creating a psychological framework that could support peace, [[Human Development]], [[Human Flourishing]], and mutual understanding. This vision shaped not only his theory of human motivation and self-actualization but also his central role in founding '''[[Humanistic Psychology]]''' and later '''[[Transpersonal Psychology]]'''. He helped establish the ''Journal of Humanistic Psychology'' and the ''American Association for Humanistic Psychology''. His aim was to move psychology beyond the mechanistic view on creation which had come to dominate the sciences since Newton,<ref>As thoroughly documented by Watson, Floyd W. ''The Broken Image: Man, Science and Society''. Anchor Books, 1966.</ref> a mechanism which found expression in the Marxian and Freudian reductionism, whose "image of the human being as a passive object" Maslow found distasteful and unscientific.<ref name=":0">Maslow, Abraham H. “What Psychology Can Offer the World.” In ''Future Visions: The Unpublished Papers of Abraham Maslow'', edited by Edward Hoffman. Sage Publications, 1996. p. 116.</ref> He wanted to move psychology towards a holistic, humanistic, growth-oriented science of human potential with a view of humanity as "mover."<ref name=":0" /> His later work on ''[[Eupsychia]]'', a theoretical ideal society based on psychologically healthy individuals, was a direct extension of his lifelong goal: to build a psychological foundation for peace, both personal and global.<ref>Sosteric, Mike. “Abraham Maslow’s Vision for a Psychology of the Peace Table.” ''The Peace Table,'' 2025. https://medium.com/the-peace-table.</ref>		'''Abraham Maslow''' (1908–1970) was an American psychologist best known for his [[Hierarchy of Needs]] and the concept of ''[[Self-Actualization]],'' but his deeper mission—one he explicitly articulated—was to develop a '''psychology for the peace table.''' a [[Eupsychian Psychology\|Eupsychian Psychology.]] The day after Pearl Harbor, Maslow realized that global conflict stemmed from a profound lack of understanding of [[Human Nature]]. He committed his life to creating a psychological framework that could support peace, [[Human Development]], [[Human Flourishing]], and mutual understanding. This vision shaped not only his theory of human motivation and self-actualization but also his central role in founding '''[[Humanistic Psychology]]''' and later '''[[Transpersonal Psychology]]'''. He helped establish the ''Journal of Humanistic Psychology'' and the ''American Association for Humanistic Psychology''. His aim was to move psychology beyond the mechanistic view on creation which had come to dominate the sciences since Newton,<ref>As thoroughly documented by Watson, Floyd W. ''The Broken Image: Man, Science and Society''. Anchor Books, 1966.</ref> a mechanism which found expression in the Marxian and Freudian reductionism, whose "image of the human being as a passive object" Maslow found distasteful and unscientific.<ref name=":0">Maslow, Abraham H. “What Psychology Can Offer the World.” In ''Future Visions: The Unpublished Papers of Abraham Maslow'', edited by Edward Hoffman. Sage Publications, 1996. p. 116.</ref> He wanted to move psychology towards a holistic, humanistic, growth-oriented science of human potential with a view of humanity as "mover."<ref name=":0" /> His later work on ''[[Eupsychia]]'', a theoretical ideal society based on psychologically healthy individuals, was a direct extension of his lifelong goal to build a [[Eupsychian Psychology]], a psychological foundation for peace, both personal and global.<ref>Sosteric, Mike. “Abraham Maslow’s Vision for a Psychology of the Peace Table.” ''The Peace Table,'' 2025. https://medium.com/the-peace-table.</ref>
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