The Humanistic View of Man

Jaideep Singh

Nov 2023 · Blue Rose Publishers

About this ebook

The Humanistic View of Man is a scientific study designed to achieve a deeper comprehension of human phenomena. The views of man held by the following five leading, contemporary, humanistic psychologists: Hubert Bonner, James Bugental, Erich Fromm, Abraham Maslow, and Rollo May have been analyzed and synthesized.Comments on the synthesis have then been obtained from Jacob Bronowski, a leading naturalscientist. His essay, “A Twentieth Century Image of Man” provides further insight into his viewpoint. The study concludes with a discussion that highlights the distinctive uniqueness of the view of man held by the selected humanistic psychologists and points to the deeper inner powers that we must use to guide and energize us in our pursuit of a richer manifestation of our unlimited human wealth.

About the author

JAIDEEP SINGH was Professor of Behavioural Sciences at the Indian Institute of Public

Administration (IIPA), New Delhi, from 17 March 1986 to 31 March 2005. He had joined IIPA

as Reader in Behavioural Sciences on 12 July 1973 after doing his Ph.D in Leadership and

Human Behavior from the United States International University (USIU), San Diego, California,

that became Alliant International University (AIU) on 1 July 2001. Before this, after receiving

the degree of Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard University (1967-1969),

he taught as Acting Assistant Professor of Commerce at the University of Virginia,

Charlottesville, Virginia for the academic year 1969-1970. Earlier, in 1967, he had completed the degree of Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Professor Singh was the Programme Director of IIPA’s 12th Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA) from July 1986 to March 1987. For a four-year term, from October 2000 to October 2004, he was an elected Member of the Executive Council of IIPA.