{"product_id":"freedom-progress-and-human-flourishing-9780761872665","title":"Freedom Progress and Human Flourishing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat 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 abilit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: Freedom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Why Freedom?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Evolution of Ideas about Freedom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: Progress\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: The Meaning of Progress\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: The Drivers of Progress\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Will Progress Continue?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: Human flourishing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: The Challenge of Self-Direction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Personal Development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: The Evolving Context of Individual Flourishing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hamilton Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037896245591,"sku":"9780761872665","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761872665.jpg?v=1750938067","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/freedom-progress-and-human-flourishing-9780761872665","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}