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The Hierarchy of Human Needs and Human Rights
‘A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be’ – Abraham Maslow In the field of humanistic psychology, a particular concept has been pervasive within the last few decades. Some of you may…
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Hedonism and the Elitism of Pleasure
‘We need to be those that revere Apollo, yet do not ignore Dionysus. We must give Dionysus his due, but always in a subordinate sense to Apollo.’ – Thomas Stark The modern world and contemporary culture, particularly in the realm of the first-world, has a starkly divided and contentious relationship with the concept of pleasure.…
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Floreamus Una
‘It may be expedient but it is not just that some should have less in order that others may prosper.’ – John Rawls My regular exploration of niche sections of the internet recently brought an interesting little expression to my attention. The expression is ‘Floreamus Una’ – roughly translated as ‘Let us bloom together’ or…
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The Ubiquitous Virtues of the World
‘It is not possible, many argue, to insist on respecting both difference and sameness when it comes to moral values: on honoring individual and cultural diversity while also holding that certain moral values go to the heart of what it means to be human and always have, since the beginning of time, and always must…