CHAPTER VI. MAN THE REBEL 27
Shows the transition stage between instinct and reason, in which man finds himself, and how he can advance to a securer condition.
CHAPTER VII. MAKING OUR MORALS 31
Attempts to show that human morality must change to fit human facts, and there can be no judge of it save human reason.
CHAPTER VIII. THE VIRTUE OF MODERATION 37
Attempts to show that wise conduct is an adjustment of means to ends, and depends upon the understanding of a particular set of circumstances.
CHAPTER IX. THE CHOOSING OF LIFE 42
Discusses the standards by which we may judge what is best in life, and decide what we wish to make of it.
CHAPTER X. MYSELF AND MY NEIGHBOR 50
Compares the new morality with the old, and discusses the relative importance of our various duties.
CHAPTER XI. THE MIND AND THE BODY 53
Discusses the interaction between physical and mental things, and the possibility of freedom in a world of fixed causes.
CHAPTER XII. THE MIND OF THE BODY 61
Discusses the subconscious mind, what it is, what it does to the body, and how it can be controlled and made use of by the intelligence.
CHAPTER XIII. EXPLORING THE SUBCONSCIOUS 67
Discusses automatic writing, the analysis of dreams, and other methods by which a new universe of life has been brought to human knowledge.