Floreology

Floreology - The Science of Human Flourishing

Floreology

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Floreology - the science of human flourishing. Join Dr. Simon Ussher to explore human flourishing through the insights of neuroscience and psychology, philosophy and theology, biology and medicine, economics and culture. In all this, examine how these ...

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