I think a need is neccessarily tied to some goal and can’t really be discussed without mentioning the goal.
If the goal is survival the needs are water, food shelter. if your goal is not to continue living, then e.g. poison would be more of a need than food, water and shelter.
If the goal is having a fulfilled life the needs also include social contact, intimacy, something meaningful you can spend your time on etc.
so i don’t think you can just say something is a need, you need to decide what your goals are, probably with some hierarchy of goals, and work backwards from that to the needs. Or conversely, to know if something is a need, think about if not having it would keep you from your goal.
I think a need is neccessarily tied to some goal and can’t really be discussed without mentioning the goal.
If the goal is survival the needs are water, food shelter. if your goal is not to continue living, then e.g. poison would be more of a need than food, water and shelter.
If the goal is having a fulfilled life the needs also include social contact, intimacy, something meaningful you can spend your time on etc.
so i don’t think you can just say something is a need, you need to decide what your goals are, probably with some hierarchy of goals, and work backwards from that to the needs. Or conversely, to know if something is a need, think about if not having it would keep you from your goal.