Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. The Self
6. 1 Renunciation and Antisocial Being 23
7. 2 Philosophy, Theater, and Realpolitik 44
8. Part II. Action
9. 3 Karma, Freedom, and Everyday Life 67
10. 4 Labor, Hunger, and Struggle 87
11. Part III. Idea
12. 5 Equality and Spirituality 119
13. 6 Equality and Economic Reason 142
14. Part IV. People
15. 7 People as Party 165
16. 8 People as Fiction 189
17. Epilogue 214
18. Notes 221
19. Bibliography 247
20. Index 265