[extropy-chat] Fwd: SURVIVAL: An impulse behind transhumanism?

[Keith Henson]

At 07:03 PM 6/29/2006 -0400, you wrote:

>From: Keith Henson
>
> >But I can't see a successful transhumanist movement without understanding
> >humans first.
>
>While the zero sum is a tasty topic and I certainly could have a field day
>with this one; right nowI need to focus on survival as an impulse. I think
>you are spot on with motivation being a driver for survival. I will look
>into some of your suggestions, but in the meantime:
>
>http://emotionalliteracyeducation.com/abraham-maslow-theory-human-motivation
>.shtml

While it isn't all wrong, this work is not rooted in science and is just 
full of BS.

Maslow was a pioneer in the area, but he died long before the biology folks 
started shoving a science base under psychology.

Keith