Abstract
The goal of a perfect social order, a frictionless society, composed of well developed individuals, is very old. This goal has yielded venerable social theories through the ages, each theory claiming for itself the exclusive wisdom of speaking for the troubled humanity and blueprinting its emancipation. But changing human sensibilities, circumstances and concerns have robbed these theories of their utility. Out of the ruins and scattered debris of these theories has now emerged, Sphinx-like, a new theory claiming to put an end to all theories by indicating how a perfect society of perfect individuals could be realized. This is human needs theory.
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Roy, R. (1990). Social Conflicts and Needs Theories: Some Observations. In: Burton, J. (eds) Conflict: Human Needs Theory. The Conflict Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21000-8_7
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