Politics Of Being By Thomas Legrand Details A Paradigm That Aligns Public Policies With Highest Human Values

On The Table Read Magazine, “the best entertainment eBook magazine UK“, Politics Of Being by Thomas Legrand proposes a radical shift from prioritizing economic development to fostering human values and potential, offering a framework for a more humane and flourishing 21st-century society.

 

Politics Of Being

Imagine a world where governments and institutions weren’t solely obsessed with economic growth, but instead prioritized fostering human values and empowering individuals to reach their full potential. What would that world look like?

In Politics of Being: Wisdom and Science for a New Development Paradigm, recipient of the Nautilus Book Grand Prize, author Thomas Legrand proposes a radical shift in our development model. He argues for moving beyond a focus on “having” to one centered on “being,” a transformation that could reshape society as we know it.

Drawing on cutting-edge scientific research, the wisdom of ancient traditions, and her own insightful experiences, Legrand demonstrates how politics can cultivate human flourishing and facilitate the necessary shift in consciousness to address today’s pressing global challenges.

Politics of Being is a compelling exploration of human and societal potential, charting a course for true human development in the 21st century – one that harmonizes mind, heart, and the entire Earth community. Within its pages, readers will discover:

• A comprehensive framework for this emerging “politics of being.”
• Practical examples and recommendations spanning education, governance, justice, and economics.
• A complex issue transformed into a clear and actionable agenda.
• Extensive resources for further exploration.
• And much more.

Thomas Legrand

There’s little we can achieve with the current development paradigm emphasizing economic growth. Where we keep that vision of progress, I think we have no future on this Earth. We’re just so far away from tapping into our full potential, each of us as human beings and also as societies.

We really need to reorient what we mean by ‘progress’ and the development of our societies. Economic growth, economic development is good per se but only a means toward an end, and the real end to me is human flourishing or what I call ‘being.’

Politics of Being aims at aligning our institutions with our true reason to be here on Earth: becoming who we are, the best and most complete version of ourselves. Only through a collective awakening can we deal effectively with the problems humanity faces. Politics of Being tells us how to organize societies for that.

-Thomas Legrand

Thomas Legrand, a wisdom seeker, social scientist, and sustainability practitioner, leads the UN Development Programme’s Conscious Food Systems Alliance. His spiritual journey, sparked by an encounter with native Mexican spirituality at age 23, has led him to explore diverse traditions and practices, including meditation, energetic healing, and Tai-chi-chuan.

He lives with his wife and two daughters near Plum Village, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s monastery in southwest France.

Find more from Thomas Legrand now:

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