Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Glossary viii
5. Introduction: Three Questions 1
6. PART I ETHICS HOW SHOULD WE LIVE? ARISTOTLE AND SPINOZA
7. 1 Aristotle: Happiness is the Good (Nicomachean Ethics, Books 1 and 2) 7
8. 2 Aristotle: Virtue and the Highest Happiness (Nicomachean Ethics, Books 2, 6 and 10) 19
9. 3 Spinoza: The Universe and Power (Ethics, Parts 1, 2, and 3) 33
10. 4 Spinoza: Emotions and Freedom (Ethics, Parts 4 and 5) 45
11. PART II MORALITY HOW SHOULD WE ACT? KANT AND MILL
12. 5 Kant: Happiness is not the Good (Groundwork, Part 1) 59
13. 6 Kant: The Categorical Imperative (Groundwork, Part 2) 71
14. 7 Mill: Happiness is Pleasure (Utilitarianism, Chapters 1 and 2) 83
15. 8 Mill: The Greatest Happiness for the Greatest Number (Utilitarianism, Chapters 3, 4, and 5) 95
16. PART III BEYOND HOW MIGHT WE LIVE? NIETZSCHE AND LEVINAS
17. 9 Nietzsche: These are the Wrong Questions (Genealogy of Morals, First Essay) 109
18. 10 Nietzsche: Morality and Power (Genealogy of Morals, Second Essay) 121
19. 11 Levinas: Philosophy and Appropriation (“Ethics as First Philosophy”) 133
20. 12 Levinas: Ethics and the Other (“Ethics as First Philosophy”) 146
21. Conclusion: Beyond Beyond 159
22. Suggestions for Further Reading 162
23. Bibliography 165
24. Index 169