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'''Everyone is driven to do stuff by a need, however, some needs come before others.''' Maslow, an American psychologist from the early 1900s suggested that there is a defined hierarchy where simpler needs need to be fulfilled before a person moves to the next, stage above. For instance, if you are hungry you buy some food, if you are thirsty you buy water. Once these '''''basic needs''''' (see '''Figure 1''') are met, then you can move up towards psychological needs such as building relationships and prestige. | '''Everyone is driven to do stuff by a need, however, some needs come before others.''' Maslow, an American psychologist from the early 1900s suggested that there is a defined hierarchy where simpler needs need to be fulfilled before a person moves to the next, stage above. For instance, if you are hungry you buy some food, if you are thirsty you buy water. Once these '''''basic needs''''' (see '''Figure 1''') are met, then you can move up towards psychological needs such as building relationships and prestige. | ||
=== Maslow's Hierarchy and Environmentalism === | === Maslow's Hierarchy and Environmentalism === | ||
In relation to the [[ecological crisis]], which according to [[Relativity of ethics|moral relativism]] should be the prime issue on everyone's agenda, it's not. Maslow shows, human | In relation to the [[ecological crisis]], which according to [[Relativity of ethics|moral relativism]] should be the prime issue on everyone's agenda, however, it's not. Maslow shows, basic human needs need to be met before people can address anything else. And with about 9.2% of the world, or 719 million people, living in extreme poverty, lacking food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, and education. It is impossible to think that our collective environmental issues will be faced before a billion people have access to clean drinking water. | ||
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