FREE ESSAY ON MASLOW V.S DOSTOYEVSKI

MASLOW V.S DOSTOYEVSKI

ESSAY:
MASLOW / DOSTOYEVSKI
-Maslow suggested that a person lacking food, love, and self esteem would most likely
hunger for food the most. Yet on the other hand the novelist Dostoyeski viewed this issue
in an entirely different matter. He wrote that without a firm idea of himself and the
purpose of his life, man cannot live even if surrounded with bread. These are two very
debatable points in which may be argued upon for years.
First of all, I would like to share my view of this issue as a whole. I believe the point
that the novelist Dostoyeski made, (that a good life is more cravable than food,) is more
likely to be true in most matters. The reason I think this way is because I couldn't see
myself not having a plan on what to do next in life. I always have to have an idea in
mind about what is going to come up next in my life or I will have a horrible feeling of
unsecureness and probably not be a very stable person. A good example of this is college.
I have know clue what I want to be in life but I am sure that in a couple years down the
road from now I will be studying hard in college working on a future career. Knowing this
always makes me feel good about myself. Furthermore, I always have to know were I stand
whether it be in a popularity status, school status, or even a family one! With out a
firm idea of those issues I would probably go crazy and not even know what the word food
meant. So in conclusion to Destoyeski quote, I believe that everyone has a place and a
purpose in life, yet if a person doesn't know were they stand or their purpose in life
who are they??? And this is why I believe that knowing yourself, your standards, and
goals is more important critically speaking because without those all you would have in
your life is food! 
Secondly I would like to lay a few points down on why I believe Maslow's point is less
valuable than Dostoyevski. I believe that Maslows point is to be more literally taken.
Without food of course we can not survive. Hunger is a natural instinct and our mind just
automatically says to us, "you must eat," and gives you a strong feeling of hunger.
Knowing were you are going in life, were you stand, and who you are, is very important
because not knowing were you are going in life, were you stand, and who you are, will
leave you with just one thing. (FOOD)
So in conclusion to the two issues I wrote about, I strongly have to go with
Dostoyevski's point just because life is all about going places, even if it is just going
out onto the street and living as a bum. Allot of people set goals yet never quite
accomplish them. That doesn't mean their life is meaning less, it just shows that their
life is lacking motivation. And so that is why I think a meaning less life would be a lot
worse than starvation.