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10 pages in length. Of the myriad contributions humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow made to provide a better understanding of that which is the human experience, his description of intangible highs not only stands out as one of the most courageous of psychological postulation in an otherwise scientifically-based industry, but also as a readily applicable elucidation of what mankind had heretofore been making a great effort to explain. Maslow's peaks experiences theory has come under a great deal of critical judgment since its inception, not unlike the vast majority of other alternative theories that challenge the very foundation of scientific provability, but nonetheless has withstood the fierce condemnation to still prove worthy in contemporary society. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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one of the most courageous of psychological postulation in an otherwise scientifically-based industry, but also as a readily applicable elucidation of what mankind had heretofore been making a great effort
to explain. Maslows peaks experiences theory has come under a great deal of critical judgment since its inception, not unlike the vast majority of other alternative theories that challenge
the very foundation of scientific provability, but nonetheless has withstood the fierce condemnation to still prove worthy in contemporary society. II. DEFINITION The fundamental basis upon which Maslow established
his peak experiences theory equates to "self-validating, self-justifying moments with their own intrinsic value" (Hefner, 2005) that are neither negative, unpleasant nor evil in orientation. Moreover, they are conspicuously
void of any connection to time or space and inherently preclude any association with fear, anxiety, doubts or inhibitions. These experiences, which Maslow defined as being either relative or
absolute, represent the complete separation between tangible comprehension - a factor upon which modern man basis virtually his entire existence - and the more esoteric components of the mind.
"Indeed, the pure positivist rejects any inner experiences of any kind as being unscientific, as not in the realm of human knowledge, as not susceptible of study by a scientific
method, because such data are not objective, that is to say, public and shared" (Maslow, 1994, p. 6). Dependent upon ones receptiveness to engaging in peak experiences is what determines
the type he or she will encounter, with relative experiences considered much more common than absolute. People, to a great extent, are resistant toward anything above their realm of
comprehension; as such, the peak experience that allows a sense of subject and object awareness to remain throughout the episode is often as much as some will allow: Those which
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