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Abraham Maslow’s classic theory of motivation was in some ways a precursor to modern evolutionary approaches to human behavior, in that he posited multiple independent and universal motivational systems. Maslow’s hierarchical model, often conceptualized as a pyramid of motives, has recently been renovated to fit with the last half century of research and theory at the interface of evolutionary biology and the social sciences. Adopting a modern evolutionary life history approach to human motivation could be useful to understand important social problems.
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Kenrick, D.T. Self-Actualization, Human Nature, and Global Social Problems. Soc 54, 520–523 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-017-0181-2
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