Oliver Sacks’ The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat is a collection of clinical tales exploring neurological disorders and their effects on perception, memory, and identity. Through compassionate storytelling, Sacks illuminates the human experience of conditions like visual agnosia and amnesia, blending neuroscience, philosophy, and empathy to reveal the profound mysteries of the brain.
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This article revisits Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, exploring its foundational principles and questioning its relevance in capturing the complexity of human motivation. Drawing on Robert Pirsig’s critique in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and Lila: An Enquiry into Morals, Michel Foucault’s insights into societal structures, and the Japanese concept of Ikigai, it challenges the rigidity of Maslow’s model. Pirsig’s Metaphysics of Quality offers a dynamic alternative, emphasising fluidity, interconnectedness, and the pursuit of quality as central to human fulfilment.
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