Chapter II of psychologist Nathaniel Branden's early book, The Psychology of Self-Esteem (New York: Bantam Books, 1969), discusses human needs, goals, and values from a viewpoint parallel to that presented here. His "biocentric" approach focuses on human beings as living organisms, possessing characteristic needs and a conceptual faculty to provide for them. Branden's pioneering work, emphasizing responsibility and objectivity, differs sharply from those current-day approaches to self-esteem that have placed the subject in some disrepute. Formerly associated with Ayn Rand, Branden has applied the insights of Objectivism to a wide range of psychological issues. Over the years he has authored some twenty books and numerous articles (www.nathanielbranden.net). The early work cited here places those later writings in their proper philosophical perspective.