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person1960s-present

Jean Houston

Disciplines:
psychology
philosophy
personal development/human potential

Summary

American psychologist and philosopher who co-founded the Foundation for Mind Research with Robert Masters and became a leading voice in the human potential movement.

Core Contribution

Mind Alteration research: early studies of the effects of altered states on creativity, perception, and learning. The Possible Human: a series of practices for expanding human potential. Advised Hillary Clinton — their conversations (described in Bob Woodward's The Choice) became a brief political controversy.

Notable Works & Achievements

The Possible Human

The Search for the Beloved

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Historical Influences

Abraham Maslow Joseph Campbell

Intellectual Lineage

Human Potential Movement Transpersonal Psychology

Contemporaries & Peers

Robert Masters Abraham Maslow

Minds Influenced

No recorded minds influenced.

Intellectual Posterity

Human Potential Movement

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