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In modern Western societies we are presented with a huge array of choices and encouraged to believe that having the freedom to choose sets us on the path to happiness. Yet, as renowned social commentator Hugh Mackay shows in RIGHT & WRONG, freedom to choose is no freedom at all unless it is accompanied by the confidence of knowing we have made the right choice. Hugh Mackay has undertaken a brave and valuable act…admirably clear-thinking' Hugh Mackay is a psychologist, social researcher and novelist. He has a master's degree in moral philosophy and his publication, THE MACKAY REPORT, was the benchmark of social research in Australia for over thirty years. He has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of New South Wales, Macquarie and Charles Sturt universities. His most recent titles include WHAT MAKES US TICK?, ADVANCE AUSTRALIA… WHERE?, WAYS OF ESCAPE and WINTER CLOSE.