Freedom, Progress, and Human Flourishing

In this book, Winton Bastes discusses the relationships between 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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

By Winton Russell Bates

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Winston Russell Bates, Winton Russell Bates
• Editore: University Press Of America
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.05.2021
• EAN: 9780761872665
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-7266-5
• Pagine: 242
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Social & Behavioral