The philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein’s latest book looks beyond happiness as the goal of a well-lived life.

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is the kind of “see it everywhere, can’t remember where you learned it” concept that pops up every so often in conversations about psychology, social issues and ...

When a client is struggling with financial or health needs in addition to personal or spiritual ones, it is common to make an appeal to "Maslow's hierarchy," according to which material needs in some ...

People need to feel autonomous. This is a dictum most people will agree to. As Walt Whitman put it in Leaves of Grass: Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by ...