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A Theory of Human Motivation (1943)
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It is too often not realized that culture itself is an adaptive tool, one of whose main functions is to make the physiological emergencies come less and less often.

— Abraham Maslow

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is too often not realized that culture itself is an adaptive tool, one of whose main functions is to make the physiological emergencies come less and less often." in the context of "A Theory of Human Motivation (1943)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Abraham Maslow

About Abraham Maslow

Abraham Harold Maslow (April 1, 1908 – June 8, 1970) was an American psychologist who pioneered humanistic psychology and developed ideas related to a hierarchy of needs.