We map a four-sided pyramid of human needs—self, social, material, spiritual—and explore how foundations enable higher aims like purpose and transcendence. Research, culture, and real stories show why ethics, community, and conscious reflection turn values into action and bias into empathy. • defining the four opposing life domains • why foundations like safety and justice come first • evidence from goal research and world cultures • how self leads to social, then to spiritual • in‑group bia...
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We map a four-sided pyramid of human needs—self, social, material, spiritual—and explore how foundations enable higher aims like purpose and transcendence. Research, culture, and real stories show why ethics, community, and conscious reflection turn values into action and bias into empathy. • defining the four opposing life domains • why foundations like safety and justice come first • evidence from goal research and world cultures • how self leads to social, then to spiritual • in‑group bia...
SP5 Special Edition Agile Brain: Justice, Ethics, And The Search For Meaning
What's on Your Bookshelf?
59 minutes
1 week ago
SP5 Special Edition Agile Brain: Justice, Ethics, And The Search For Meaning
We trace how justice, ethics, and transcendence shape a meaningful life and why chasing happiness fails while purpose endures. JD Pincus shares research, history, and a practical tool to surface unmet needs and align action with values. • defining the spiritual domain and why it matters • rules to ethics to transcendence as a growth ladder • evidence for principle-driven sacrifice across species and cultures • history’s awakenings fueling social change and justice • trauma’s link to purpose ...
What's on Your Bookshelf?
We map a four-sided pyramid of human needs—self, social, material, spiritual—and explore how foundations enable higher aims like purpose and transcendence. Research, culture, and real stories show why ethics, community, and conscious reflection turn values into action and bias into empathy. • defining the four opposing life domains • why foundations like safety and justice come first • evidence from goal research and world cultures • how self leads to social, then to spiritual • in‑group bia...
