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Freedom, Progress, and Human Flourishing

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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 by expanding on the what is currently available in the economic development, behavioral economics, and psychology literature. Bates explains how freedom, progress, and human flourishing. Bates asserts that freedom enables individuals to flourish in different ways without colliding, fosters progress, 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.
Winton Russell Bates is an Australian economist, with 50 years of work experience on public policy issues. He writes a blog titled, "Freedom and Flourishing."
Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Part I: Freedom Chapter 2: Why Freedom? Chapter 3: Evolution of Ideas about Freedom Part II: Progress Chapter 4: The Meaning of Progress Chapter 5: The Drivers of Progress Chapter 6: Will Progress Continue? Part III: Human flourishing Chapter 7: The Challenge of Self-Direction Chapter 8: Personal Development Chapter 9: The Evolving Context of Individual Flourishing Chapter 10: Conclusions Appendix References Index About the Author
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