I'm talking about Maslow's hierarchy of needs, as published in his landmark paper "A Theory of Human Motivation" that appeared in Psychological Review in 1943.
replyYou would do well to read it, bearing this whole saga in mind.
But if that is too much for you, Wikipedia has a tl;dr:
"Maslow's hierarchy places sex in the physiological needs category, alongside food and breathing." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs#...)
"Not that long ago"
reply"appeared in Psychological Review in 1943."
I consider 1943 a long time ago.
The acceptance did not end (or begin) with the first publication?
replyBut nothing turns on this. Feel free to replace "Not that long ago" with "Previously".
I guess the point is there's no value in repeating some long-refuted idea, especially when it's kind of sexist and outdated now.
replyThere are a whole host of ideas we thought "previously". And then we learnt more and improved as a society, and now we don't think them anymore.
The fact we thought it previously and don't now is kind of evidence that we've moved on from that idea.