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C ONTENTS Chapter 1 General introduction 1 Chapter 2 Formal criteria for the concept of human flourishing: the first step in defending flourishing as an ideal aim of education 17 Chapter 3 What kind of theory should theory on education for human flourishing be? 33 Chapter 4 Child-rearing, risk, and striving for human flourishing 49 Chapter 5 What attitude should parents have towards their children’s future flourishing? 67 Chapter 6 General conclusion 85 References 97 Summary 106 Nederlandse samenvatting [Dutch summary] 113 About the author 121 Dankwoord [Acknowledgments] 123