CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. PART ONE
5. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 5
6. PART TWO
7. CHAPTER II REASON AND UNREASON 13
8. PART THREE
9. CHAPTER III THE RISE OF MORAL AGNOSTICISM 39
10. CHAPTER IV WHY FEELINGS ARE ILLUSORY 53
11. CHAPTER V HUMANITY’S TWO ASPECTS 71
12. CHAPTER VI HOW REASON AND SUPERSTITION BEGAN 87
13. CHAPTER VII THEKNO WING-A ND-DOING PR OCESS 103
14. CHAPTER VIII MYTHS, MORES MAGIC, AND STATUS 123
15. CHAPTER IX REASON AND ECSTASY 139
16. PART FOUR
17. CHAPTER X THE UNITY OF VALUE 165
18. CHAPTER XI FREEDOM 171
19. CHAPTER XII EQUALITY 187
20. CHAPTER XIII SECURITY 207
21. CHAPTER XIV ABUNDANCE 229
22. CHAPTERX V EXCELLENCE 247
23. CHAPTER XVI THE “MORAL” VALUES 265
24. PART FIVE
25. CHAPTER XVII THE INDUSTRIAL WAY OF LIFE 273
26. INDEX 295