Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. Chapter 1 Introduction 1
7. PART I Foundational Issues
8. Chapter 2 The Hermeneutical Problem of Reading Freud 17
9. Chapter 3 The Determinism-Free Will Problem 49
10. Chapter 4 Reconciling the Paradox: Psychic Determinism and Moral Responsibility 75
11. PART II Psychological Egoism
12. Chapter 5 Overview of Psychological Egoism 101
13. Chapter 6 The Pleasure Principle and Psychological Hedonism 108
14. Chapter 7 Narcissism 137
15. Chapter 8 Object Love 160
16. PART III Normative Implications
17. Chapter 9 On Modifying Normative Standards: The Case of the Love Commandment 191
18. Chapter 10 Normative Aspects of Psychoanalytic Practice 208
19. PART IV Foundations of Ethics in Freudian Theory
20. Chapter 11 Toward a Psychanalytically Informed Ethic 219
21. Chapter 12 How Is Practical Reason Guided? Happiness and the Basic Goods of Life 244
22. Chapter 13 Normative Principles and Social Theory 260
23. Chapter 14 Conclusion 288
24. Appendix A: Why Take Psychoanalytic Findings Seriously? The Credibility of Freudian Theory 293
25. Bibliography 299
26. Index 327