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The Farther Reaches of Human Nature (Esalen Book)

The Farther Reaches of Human Nature (Esalen Book)

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Abraham H。 Maslow was one of the foremost spokespersons of humanistic psychology。 In The Farthest Reaches of Human Nature， an extension of his classic Toward a Psychology of Being， Maslow explores the complexities of human nature by using both the empirical methods of science and the aesthetics of philosophical inquiry。 With essays on biology， synergy， creativity， cognition， self-actualization， and the hierarchy of needs， this posthumous work is a wide-ranging synthesis of Maslow's inspiring and influential ideas。

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Toby Newton ，

Occasionally in need of a little more editing than it received， but this remains an important book despite its bagginess。 I'd prefer Maslow a little woolly， than many writers at their 'peak'。 Occasionally in need of a little more editing than it received， but this remains an important book despite its bagginess。 I'd prefer Maslow a little woolly， than many writers at their 'peak'。 。。。more

Sehar Moughal ，

This is a very dense read - sometimes I had to question whether Maslow had reached a new level of consciousness （haha） or whether it was words for the sake of words， concepts just because。 Initially I let Maslow humour me but after a while I had to put him away and seek solace in Skinner。 I really appreciate the gist of Maslow's hierarchy of needs （in fact I have used it as a foundation in some of debates） but I cannot accept all of it。 And I had more questions than insight （some of them answere This is a very dense read - sometimes I had to question whether Maslow had reached a new level of consciousness （haha） or whether it was words for the sake of words， concepts just because。 Initially I let Maslow humour me but after a while I had to put him away and seek solace in Skinner。 I really appreciate the gist of Maslow's hierarchy of needs （in fact I have used it as a foundation in some of debates） but I cannot accept all of it。 And I had more questions than insight （some of them answered in his book of summary）。 More conflicts than coherence。 。。。more

Adam Bartley ，

Maslow is an absolute legend。 I will be honest though， this should not have been my first Maslow book。 It is very detailed， in terms of the terminology he used in regards to his concepts of Humanistic Psychology。 However， it provoked a ton of interest in me， to study deeper into Peak Experiences， Self-Actualization as well as B-Values or B-Cognition。Are there any present day researchers following up on the work Maslow did in the Humanistic Psychology space now？ Or is this now up to us？

Leslie ，

I read this book in graduate school and loved it！！！

Adam James ，

Absolutely brilliant。

Kris ，

This is one I read over and over again。 It’s used like a instruction manual otherwise。

Alec McPike ，

Dense and academic but filled with gems of wisdom—if you can find them。 "Being independent of other people’s evil or ignorance or stupidity or immaturity even when this is directed toward oneself is possible， though very difficult。 And yet one can， in such a situation， gaze upon the whole situation—including oneself in the midst of the situation—as if one were looking upon it objectively， detachedly from a great and impersonal or suprapersonal height。" Pg。 262 Dense and academic but filled with gems of wisdom—if you can find them。 "Being independent of other people’s evil or ignorance or stupidity or immaturity even when this is directed toward oneself is possible， though very difficult。 And yet one can， in such a situation， gaze upon the whole situation—including oneself in the midst of the situation—as if one were looking upon it objectively， detachedly from a great and impersonal or suprapersonal height。" Pg。 262 。。。more

Teo 2050 ，

2019。11。30–2019。12。05ContentsMaslow AH （1971） （14:00） Farther Reaches of Human Nature， ThePreface， by Bertha G。 Maslow， 1971Introduction: A。 H。 Maslow， by Henry GeigerPart I: Health and Pathology01。 Toward a Humanistic Biology• The Good Specimen and "Growing-Tip Statistics"• Humanistic Biology and the Good Society• The Good Specimen as the Chooser for the Whole Species• The Mind-Body Correlation• Taoist Objectivity and Classical Objectivity• The Problem of Big Problems• Predicting the Future02。 2019。11。30–2019。12。05ContentsMaslow AH （1971） （14:00） Farther Reaches of Human Nature， ThePreface， by Bertha G。 Maslow， 1971Introduction: A。 H。 Maslow， by Henry GeigerPart I: Health and Pathology01。 Toward a Humanistic Biology• The Good Specimen and "Growing-Tip Statistics"• Humanistic Biology and the Good Society• The Good Specimen as the Chooser for the Whole Species• The Mind-Body Correlation• Taoist Objectivity and Classical Objectivity• The Problem of Big Problems• Predicting the Future02。 Neurosis as a Failure of Personal Growth• Fusion-Words• Full Humanness• Human Diminution• Subjective Biology• Inner Signals• The Jonah Complex03。 Self-Actualizing and Beyond• Behaviors Leading to Self-Actualization• The Therapeutic AttitudePart II: Creativeness04。 The Creative Attitude05。 A Holistic Approach to Creativity06。 Emotional Blocks to Creativity07。 The Need for Creative People• Universal Needs• New Teaching ConceptsPart III: Values08。 Fusions of Facts and Values09。 Notes on Being-Psychology• I。 Definition of Being-Psychology by Its Subject Matter， Problems， Jurisdictions• II。 Collation of the Various Ways in Which the Word “Being” Has Been Used in Toward a Psychology of Being （89）• III。 The Being-Values （as Descriptions of the World Perceived in Peak Experiences）• IV。 Operations Which Define the Meaning of the Being-Values in Testable Form• V。 How Can Being-Love Bring Disinterest， Neutrality Detachment， Greater Perspicuity？• VI。 Under What Conditions and by Which People Are Being-Values Chosen or Not Chosen？10。 Comments from a Symposium on Human ValuesPart IV: Education11。 Knower and Known• Splits within the Personality• Masculinity and Femininity• Primary- and Secondary-Process Cognition• Autonomy and Homonomy• Full Functioning， Spontaneity， B-Cognition12。 Education and Peak Experiences13。 Goals and Implications of Humanistic EducationPart V: Society14。 Synergy in the Society and in the Individual• Development and Definition of Synergy• High and Low Synergy in Primitive Societies• High and Low Synergy in Our Society• Synergy in the Individual15。 Questions for the Normative Social Psychologist16。 Synanon and Eupsychia17。 On Eupsychian Management18。 On Low Grumbles， High Grumbles and MetagrumblesPart VI: Being-Cognition19。 Notes on Innocent Cognition20。 Further Notes on Cognition• Characteristics of Being-Cognition and Deficiency-Cognition of the World• Innocent Cognition （as an Aspect of B-Cognition）Part VII: Transcendence and the Psychology of Being21。 Various Meanings of Transcendence22。 Theory Z• Differences （in Degree） Between Transcenders and Merely Healthy People• Table 1。 Levels of Organization Related to Other Hierarchical Variables• EpiloguePart VIII: Metamotivation23。 A Theory of Metamotivation: The Biological Rooting of the Value-Life• Table 1。 Motivations and Gratifications of Self-Actualizing People， obtained through their work as well as in other ways• Table 2。 General Metapathologies• Table 3。 B-Values and Specific MetapathologiesAppendicesAppendix A: Comments on Religions， Values， and Peak-ExperiencesAppendix B: Some Parallels Between Sexual and Dominance Behavior of Infrahuman Primates and the Fantasies of Patients in Psychotherapy （A。 H。 Maslow， Ph。D。; H。 Rand， M。D。; and S。 Newman， M。A。）• The Dominance-Subordination Syndrome in Infrahuman Primates• Dominance-Subordination in Humans• Modes of Adjustment of the Subordinated Ones• Dominance， Subordination， Masculinity， Femininity• Homosexuality• Sexualizing of the Transference• Religious Oblation• Healthy Differentiation of Dominance from Sexuality: Desexualization• Healthy Femininity and Masculinity• PostscriptAppendix C: Adolescence and Juvenile Delinquency in Two Different Cultures （A。 H。 Maslow and R。 Diáz-Guerrero）Appendix D: Criteria for Judging Needs to Be InstinctoidAppendix E: Abraham H。 Maslow: A BibliographyBibliographyIndex 。。。more

Doc ，

I have learned a great deal about Maslow's hierarchy of human needs。 But this was my first time reading him directly。 There were some brilliant insights in this book。 But altogether， I found it to lack parsimony。 A longwinded， though in depth， look at the humanistic psychology that Maslow championed， this book just wasn't what I was hoping for。 Perhaps this is because it isn't so much a book as a series of writings compiled into what felt like a disjointed read。 Perhaps I just was not the right I have learned a great deal about Maslow's hierarchy of human needs。 But this was my first time reading him directly。 There were some brilliant insights in this book。 But altogether， I found it to lack parsimony。 A longwinded， though in depth， look at the humanistic psychology that Maslow championed， this book just wasn't what I was hoping for。 Perhaps this is because it isn't so much a book as a series of writings compiled into what felt like a disjointed read。 Perhaps I just was not the right audience， as I tend to lean towards empirical investigation and the book is a bit dated。 Still， I am glad I read it。 。。。more

Owlseyes ，

The human pyramid of needs was fine。 But this next article is subversive， somehow。http://bigthink。com/videos/nichol-bra。。。 The human pyramid of needs was fine。 But this next article is subversive， somehow。http://bigthink。com/videos/nichol-bra。。。 。。。more

Elizabeth ，

I am not a big re-reader but read this one several times。 I think the last 1/4 of the book fell apart so I am not one to rave about the last few chapters。 There are several chapters on creativity and knowing that are absolutely stellar and a bible of my belief in psychology。 My copy of my book is underlined， highlighted and so beat up- but I would never part with it。

Rhythima ，

I thought it would be just another book on societal developments， but it was so much more - in fact it helped me find myself the need to cherish my own creativity。 It reflected inside a person， to reflect on the society！

Lynne Fisher ，

An intriguing read by an intriguing man， and a nice surprise in that the style of writing was reasonably accessible for a lay reader outside the academic field of psychology， with some quirkily human expressions and clarfications which provided some unexpected humour - something I haven't come across before in other psychology or humanist philosophy works。As an artist and writer， I especially liked his chapters on creativity， values， and transcendence， but much there was much food for thought ov An intriguing read by an intriguing man， and a nice surprise in that the style of writing was reasonably accessible for a lay reader outside the academic field of psychology， with some quirkily human expressions and clarfications which provided some unexpected humour - something I haven't come across before in other psychology or humanist philosophy works。As an artist and writer， I especially liked his chapters on creativity， values， and transcendence， but much there was much food for thought overall。 In a nutshell， the book more than lived up to its title and it now has a special place in my mini 'library' of psychology books。 。。。more

Meg Espozi ，

This is one of THE BEST books I have ever laid eyes on。 It was so good， that it took me 8 years to finish。 I'd read a passage and meditate on it， and picked the book back up when mentally capable to get mind fucked again。 I've never experienced anything like it。 I hope to some day reread it。 This is one of THE BEST books I have ever laid eyes on。 It was so good， that it took me 8 years to finish。 I'd read a passage and meditate on it， and picked the book back up when mentally capable to get mind fucked again。 I've never experienced anything like it。 I hope to some day reread it。 。。。more

Sybe Starkenburg ，

I have chooses self-actualisation as one of the main corner stones of my book。 I am of the opinion that the self actualised person is the fulfilled person; both rationally and spiritually。 No other author has been more clear in his research than Maslow。 Maslow wrote about a possible 'tick list' for traits that make us human。 For my book I have taken his first steps an compiled a more complete list。 I have chooses self-actualisation as one of the main corner stones of my book。 I am of the opinion that the self actualised person is the fulfilled person; both rationally and spiritually。 No other author has been more clear in his research than Maslow。 Maslow wrote about a possible 'tick list' for traits that make us human。 For my book I have taken his first steps an compiled a more complete list。 。。。more

K ，

Maslow expands on his idea of self-transcendence， the final tip of the pyramid beyond self-actualization。 The book is essentially a collection of papers published as he developed his metamotivational theory。

Ryan ，

Interesting book on Maslow's theories about reaching peak experiences， self actualization and other related themes。 It's a collection of Maslow's articles and reads like he's writing for other psychologists， as opposed to anyone， so pretty dense but cool at times to get a deeper look at some of these theories we've all heard about。 Interesting book on Maslow's theories about reaching peak experiences， self actualization and other related themes。 It's a collection of Maslow's articles and reads like he's writing for other psychologists， as opposed to anyone， so pretty dense but cool at times to get a deeper look at some of these theories we've all heard about。 。。。more

ZaRi ，

سازمان دادن جامعه ي خوب كه در فوريت قرار دارد نيز مشكل بزرگي است。 بين جامعه ي خوب و شخص خوب، نوعي پسخوراند وجود دارد。 يعني اين دو به يكديگر نياز دارند و لازم و ملزوم يكديگرند。 كاري ندارم كه كدام يك در اولويت قرار دارد، اما بديهي است كه جامعه ي خوب و شخص خوب همزمان و به دنبال هم پيدا مي شوند。 در هر صورت به دست آوردن يكي بدون ديگري ممكن نخواهد بود。 منظور من از جامعه ي خوب، انسان و يك دنيا است。

Allison ，

This is a good introduction to Maslow and focuses on material besides his hierarchy of needs。 I didn't care for it， but fans of Maslow will probably like this book。 This is a good introduction to Maslow and focuses on material besides his hierarchy of needs。 I didn't care for it， but fans of Maslow will probably like this book。 。。。more

Corinne ，

In this book， the three chapters that spoke to me the most are: Neurosis as a failure of personal growth， emotional blocks to creativity， and a holistic approach to creativity。 I shall try here to enumerate how they apply to me。Personally， I feel the most restless， fastidious， and anxious when I feel I’ve hit a wall in my personal or professional life。 I agree with Maslow how， at the initial stages， I used to ignore the inner signals， and run away with what we call ‘fate’。 All this changed， howe In this book， the three chapters that spoke to me the most are: Neurosis as a failure of personal growth， emotional blocks to creativity， and a holistic approach to creativity。 I shall try here to enumerate how they apply to me。Personally， I feel the most restless， fastidious， and anxious when I feel I’ve hit a wall in my personal or professional life。 I agree with Maslow how， at the initial stages， I used to ignore the inner signals， and run away with what we call ‘fate’。 All this changed， however， when I saw that the true scale of measuring personal growth is not external， but internal。I agree with all those childhood blocks to creativity Maslow is talking about， but the worst block I felt was in my adulthood， after I started working in the corporates， and I completely drowned my inner voice in the noise of outside。 It was a result of what they call ‘fitting in’， until， one day， I decided to tramp all over that and free myself。Maslow applies the term ‘holistic’ in the sense of the society， that is， where the creativity also takes into account the full context of the creation， i。e。， where the artistic creator is not an isolated entity， but a part of the whole。 Seems natural， but so easy to forget in action！ 。。。more

Akiva ，

I was able to relate to a lot of it。 His articles were a good introduction to bringing human values into the domain of science。 He included many testable hypotheses for example。 I found many parts relatable and seemingly true [hindsight bias？]， though many parts were boring。 Particularly I like the articles where he went to a rehab community， and his chapter on good vs bad societies。 Maybe it is the U/Distopian in me

Teri Temme ，

Favorite quote from this book: Notes on Innocent Cognition: "You can't "undo" knowledge， you can't really become innocent again; once you have seen something， you can't undo the seeing。 Knowledge is irreversible， perceiving is irreversible， knowing is irreversible; in this sense you can't go home again。 You can't really regress， not even by giving up your sanity or strength altogether。"Thought provoking and mind expanding， this text is wonderful。 Favorite quote from this book: Notes on Innocent Cognition: "You can't "undo" knowledge， you can't really become innocent again; once you have seen something， you can't undo the seeing。 Knowledge is irreversible， perceiving is irreversible， knowing is irreversible; in this sense you can't go home again。 You can't really regress， not even by giving up your sanity or strength altogether。"Thought provoking and mind expanding， this text is wonderful。 。。。more

Steven Shane ，

Genuine seal of Fantastic。

Jack ，

I've always enjoyed reading Maslow， for his focus on people at their best I've always enjoyed reading Maslow， for his focus on people at their best 。。。more

Henric Svenningsson ，

A great book about the definition of humanity and the importance of seeing the world from the eyes of the human being。 Maslow´s theory about humans basically born as good and moral really appeals to the you and the aim in life to be "fully human" is a positive and stimulating alternative to other psychological theories negative or neutral perspective on the human being。 Maslow presents his theories and explain them in a logical and convincing way and you´ll find yourself reading the chapters ove A great book about the definition of humanity and the importance of seeing the world from the eyes of the human being。 Maslow´s theory about humans basically born as good and moral really appeals to the you and the aim in life to be "fully human" is a positive and stimulating alternative to other psychological theories negative or neutral perspective on the human being。 Maslow presents his theories and explain them in a logical and convincing way and you´ll find yourself reading the chapters over and over again， not because you don´t understand what Maslow tries to tell you， but because the truth in his words stimulates a new way of thinking。 。。。more

Eliezer Sneiderman ，

A good beginning， but， Maslow is too connected to empiricism to truly follow his ideas to their conclusions。

Michael Beaton ，

Essential。

Sarah ，

One of my top ten read。 Therefore， it has a special spot to remain when not being read， and is re-read for pleasure every few years。 Truly， one of the books all people of the literate world should have read this by twenty or fifteen， but we do not。 I love this （and all of Maslow's work）， because he had the courage to put what some think into an amazing classic of knowledge about our inner-self。 Plus he has constructing the ideal person， and the feasibility of people being amazing。 Great read。。。。 One of my top ten read。 Therefore， it has a special spot to remain when not being read， and is re-read for pleasure every few years。 Truly， one of the books all people of the literate world should have read this by twenty or fifteen， but we do not。 I love this （and all of Maslow's work）， because he had the courage to put what some think into an amazing classic of knowledge about our inner-self。 Plus he has constructing the ideal person， and the feasibility of people being amazing。 Great read。。。。。please check it out。 :） It is one I never can put down。 。。。more

Jake ，

Have a long way to go。

Markus ，

Eye opening。 Inspiring。 Top 10 book ever。

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