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Freedom, progress, and human flourishing / Winton Russell Bates.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham : Hamilton Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]Copyright date: c2021Description: xiii, 227 pagine ; 23 cmContent type:
  • testo (txt)
Media type:
  • senza mediazione (n)
Carrier type:
  • volume (nc)
ISBN:
  • 9780761872665
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.01/1 23
Other classification:
  • JC 585.B26 2021
Contents:
Why freedom? -- Evolution of ideas about freedom -- The meaning of progress -- The drivers of progress -- Will progress continue? -- The challenge of self-direction -- Personal development -- The evolving context of individual flourishing.
Summary: "In this book, Winton Bates 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".
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Opera (Magaz.) Opera (Magaz.) Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Magazzino JC 585.B26 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0030218957

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Why freedom? -- Evolution of ideas about freedom -- The meaning of progress -- The drivers of progress -- Will progress continue? -- The challenge of self-direction -- Personal development -- The evolving context of individual flourishing.

"In this book, Winton Bates 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".