Who the Hell is Abraham Maslow?: And what are his theories all about?

For students, teachers and smart-thinkers, our carefully structured, jargon-free series provides the base knowledge needed to get your head around complicated theories of brilliant intellectuals. Written in an accessible and engaging way, each book takes you through the life and influences of one great thinker, before taking a deep dive into three of their key theories in plain English. Smart thinking made easy!

Abraham Maslow, American psychologist and humanist, is best known for his hierarchy of needs - his theory on fulfilling innate human requirements, which ultimately allow us to reach self-actualization. Beginning with his life story to find out who he was as a person, this book goes on to look at how events and people impacted upon Maslow's thinking, before taking a deep dive into his theories of motivation, self-actualization, peak experiences and self-transcendence needs. Maslow fought tirelessly to expand psychology into the area of humanism and his work continues to guide psychology, business management, education and theology to the present day.