Freedom, Progress, and Human Flourishing

Freedom, Progress, and Human Flourishing
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 243
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ISBN-10 : 9780761872672
ISBN-13 : 0761872671
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Freedom, Progress, and Human Flourishing by : Winton Russell Bates

Download or read book Freedom, Progress, and Human Flourishing written by Winton Russell Bates and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-05-12 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to be a flourishing human in a Western liberal democracy in the twenty-first century? In Freedom, Progress, and Human Flourishing, Winton Bates aims to provide a better framework for thinking about the relationship between freedom, progress, and human flourishing. Bates asserts that freedom enables individuals to flourish in different ways without colliding, allows for a growth of opportunities, and supports personal development by enabling individuals to exercise self-direction. The importance of self-direction is a central theme in the book, and Bates explores throughout why wise and well-informed self-direction is integral to flourishing because it helps individuals attain health and longevity, positive human relationships, psychological well-being, and an ability to live in harmony with nature.


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