Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Figures and Tables xi
4. Preface xv
5. Acknowledgments xxiii
6. THE HUMAN PARADOX
7. Introduction 1
8. Part One: The Human Paradox
9. 1 Where to Begin? 19
10. 2 Union and Non-Union 27
11. 3 The Lens of the Virtues 43
12. 4 The Virtues of Self-Assertion 80
13. 5 The Virtues of Reverence 94
14. 6 The Human Paradox 114
15. 7 Paradox Breeds Paradox 132
16. 8 The Paradoxes of Self-Assertion 153
17. 9 The Paradoxes of Reverence 176
18. 10 Four Families of Virtues 196
19. Part Two: The Human Paradox in a Human World
20. 11 Society 229
21. 12 Politics 247
22. 13 Organizations 291
23. 14 Psychology 316
24. 15 Philosophy 359
25. 16 Religious Life 457
26. 17 Civilization 506
27. 18 Conclusion 613
28. Notes. Part I 637
29. Notes. Part II 800
30. Index 955