Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 5
3. Introduction 11
4. Part 1
5. 1. Research questions and theoretical framework 25
6. 2. An archaeology of altruistic behaviour 65
7. Part 2
8. 3. The Netherlands as a liquid society 105
9. 4. The hardening of the social climate 135
10. Part 3
11. 5. The truly important things in life 167
12. 6. Changes in norms and values 193
13. Part 4
14. 7. The role of ideals in professional life 227
15. 8. Moral imagination at work 257
16. Part 5
17. 9 Signs of moral resilience 291
18. 10. Europe and modern morality 319
19. Part 6
20. 11. An outline of modern morality 349
21. 12 Reinventing civil society 393
22. Bibliography 411
23. Index 429