Daily Archives: March 16, 2014

Hierarchy of Motives

Prof. Brian David Phillips discusses the HIERARCHY OF MOTIVES or the Hierarchy of Needs that essentially looks at what drives human behavior as based upon the work of Abraham Maslow. As students of the assorted communication and influence courses I teach at the university or various institutes are well aware, if you can peg someone’s…

The Monomyth: Mythic Structure or the Hero’s Journey Model

Prof. Brian David Phillips discusses the MYTHIC STRUCTURE or the Monomyth or the Hero’s Journey Model of literature, film, and psychological transformation as adapted from the work of comparative mythologist Joseph Campbell. Students in my literature and film courses as well as a number of other courses that I teach at the university or various…