Family Action Network (FAN) - Agency: The Psychological History of Human Progress

Name: Family Action Network (FAN) - Agency: The Psychological History of Human Progress
Start: 2026-10-09T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-10-09T13:00:00-05:00

Friday, October 9, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

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What drives human progress, and why does it surge in some eras and stall in others, even under similar conditions? In Agency: The Psychological History of Human Progress, psychologist Martin E.P. Seligman, Ph.D., the founder of positive psychology, offers a bold answer: the missing variable is not economic, political, or geographic, but psychological. Across 2,500 years of history, Seligman identifies agency, the belief that we can shape our own future, as the hidden engine behind innovation, resilience, and societal flourishing.

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