I just happen to run across this "lost level" on Maslow's hierarchy of needs and found it really interesting. Honestly I can see why no one understood it in the late 60's heck I can even understand why I would not have understood it when I got my psychology degree in 1996. However today I think it fits with what is going on with technology. Anyone heard of this and if so their thoughts?
Rediscovering the Later Version of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs:Self-Transcendence and Opportunities for Theory, Research,and Unification
The conventional description of Abraham Maslow’s (1943, 1954) hierarchy of needs is inaccurate as a description of Maslow’s later thought. Maslow (1969a) amended his model, placing self-transcendence as a motivational step beyond self-actualization. Objections to this reinterpretation are considered. Possible reasons for the persistence of the conventional account are described. Recognizing self-transcendence as part of Maslow’s hierarchy has important consequences for theory and research: (a) a more comprehensive understanding of worldviews regarding the meaning of life; (b) broader understanding of the motivational roots of altruism, social progress, and wisdom; (c) a deeper understanding of religious violence; (d) integration of the psychology of religion and spirituality into the mainstream of psychology; and (e) a more multiculturally integrated approach to psychological theory.
The link:
http://pages.stolaf.edu/psych-391-sp...tko-RIvera.pdf
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