Cover
Contents
Introduction
1. Practical Philosophy
2. From Words to Terms
2.1 Life
Evolution and Evaluation
2.2 The Threefold Model of Freedom
2.3 Freedom and Power
Competition, Rivalry and Enmity
2.4 Custom, Morality and Ethics
2.5 Relative, Relativity and Relativism
2.6 Decision and Responsibility
2.7 Justice
3. Main Ideas of Practical Philosophy
3.1 The world in balance
Retribution and Compensation
The Golden Rule
Kant and the Categorical Imperative
3.2 Happiness and Wellbeing
Aristotle and Eudaimonia
Epicureanism and Hedonism
Christianity and Morality
Utilitarianism
3.3 The Discovery of the Soul
Honour and Conscience
Perfection of the Soul
Autonomy and Heteronomy
3.4 The Idea of Good and Ethical Realism
Good and Evil
What is Evil?
3.5 Moral Sense
Sentiment and Reason
4. The Ethics of Heritage
4.1 Ancestors and Descendants
4.2 Life as Inheritance
4.3 Heir and Steward
Private Heir
4.4 Institutions and Action in Roles
Citizen and Employee
Acting in a Role
Corruption
Institutions as Inheritance
4.5 Summary
5. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index