Abraham Lincoln

Paper Summary:

The paper analyzes Abraham Lincoln's life and achievements through Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory and Kohlberg's six-stage theory of development. The paper attempts to show how Lincoln is a fine example of how we should all strive to develop. The paper notes how Lincoln promoted universal justice to the best of his abilities and how his self-actualized non-conformity and his compassion and respect for others led to the Emancipation Proclamation. The paper therefore concludes that from a psychological perspective, Lincoln was the best President.

Outline:
Abraham Maslow
Abraham Lincoln
Lawrence Kohlberg
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Maslow was a 20th century thinker based in New York. He developed his famous hierarchy of needs in order to try and encapsulate the underlying processes that drive human development.
"It is appropriate to envision Maslow's hierarchy as a pyramid with several progressive levels of human desires, with the base level the most prevalent and superficially essential, and the tip of self-actualization hardest to balance."

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