What Makes a Society Thrive?

By Published on September 21, 2015

Reports tell us that a majority of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. They are unhappy with the quality of our political discourse and pessimistic about their children’s and grandchildren’s prospects for enjoying the quality of life that they themselves have experienced. Some point fingers at those they think are at fault for our current ills, but much of their criticism is partial or superficial. Few have thought comprehensively about how modern society, with all its complexity, actually thrives.

The Witherspoon Institute has just published a new collection of essays titled The Thriving Society: On the Social Conditions of Human Flourishing. In this collection, some of the most distinguished scholars of our day aim to help the public understand what elements make up a society where people can flourish. They also point out the reasons for some of the problems we currently experience and indicate several avenues for reform.

Read the article “What Makes a Society Thrive?” on thepublicdiscourse.com.

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