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Introductory
1. Summary                   4. Writing Criteria
2. Vital Questions         5. Author's Perspective
3. World-Class Ed         6. Table of Contents
I. The Physical World
     The Universe from Its Eternal Origin
     to the Natural Unfolding of Everything
1. Timeline: From the Big Bang to Modernity
2. Basic Facts and Assumptions
3. From Birth to Planet Earth
4. The Life Force
5. The Evolution of Life
6. The Individual's Place in the Universe
II. The Brain-Mind Event
      Broke the Chain of Natural Causation
      Allowing Choice, thus, Self-Determination
1. Timeline: Evolution of the Brain
2. Biology of the Brain-Mind Identity
3. The Emergence of Intelligence
4. Mind and Personality as Mental Traits
5. Limited Mind Limits Responsibility
6. Mind Makers: Nature, Culture, Learning
III. The Intellectual Realm
        Enables Us to Eradicate Harmful Ideas
        before They Harm or Eradicate Us
Knowing:
1. What is Knowledge?
2. Knowledge as Justified True Belief
3. Pseudo Knowledge
4. Division of Knowledge by Disciplines
Thinking:
5. Critical Thinking
6. Intellectual Standards
7. The Common Fallacies
8. Where Thinking Goes Wrong
Reasoning:
  9. What is a Reasoned Argument?
10. Rules for Reasoned Discussions
11. Cause and Effect Relationships
12. Grasping Abstract Concepts
Sciencing:
13. What Is Science?
14. The Merits of Science   
15. The Scientific Method
16. The Science-Culture Disparity
IV. The Social World
        Enables Interdependent Social Beings
        To Flourish through Ethical Relations
From Origins to Ultimate Values:
1. Timeline: From Prehistory to Modernity
2. The Origins of Western Civilization
3. The Age of Enlightenment
4. The Natural Origins of Morality
5. The Common Moral Decencies
    and Ethical Excellences
6. From Moral Insight to Autonomy
7. A Moral Dilemma: To Have or To Be
8. Ultimate Values Justified as Moral Rights
Global Contracts and Universal Norms:
  9. A Milestone: The Charter of the UN
10. UN: Global Human Rights Norms
11. UN: Universal Human Rights
12. UN: Civil and Political Rights
13. UN: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
14. UN: Discrimination Against Woman
15. UN: On the Rights of the Child
16. UN: Preventing Genocide
17. UN: Determining War Crimes
18. Just War Theory
19. Weapons of Mass Destruction
20. Animal Welfare and Rights
21. Overpopulation and the Environment
Triad to Universal Freedom and Well-Being:
22. The Educated Citizen
23. The Just Social Contract
24. Functional Democracy
V. The Religious Realm
      Is a Powerful Part of the Social World;
      Therefore, It is Crucial to Describe It   
1. From Origins to Organized Religion
2. The Most Influential World Religions
3. Relatedness of World Religions
4. Origins and Growth of Christianity
5. Today's Papacy as Global Power
6. Probing Supernatural Claims
7. Intellectual Giants Critique Religion
8. Glossary of Some Religious Terms
VI. The Abysmal Antisocial
       Insidiously Forestalls and Subverts
       Universal Freedom and Well-Being
1. Antisocial Minds and Their Means
2. Predatory Political Economy
3. Ruinous Restrictions in Education
4. Egregious Errors in Religions
5. Abuse of Children in Religions
6. Hatred of Women in Religions
VII. The Pragmatic Life
        Applies Knowledge from All Disciplines
        with Wisdom to the Practical Life
1. Answers to Vital Questions
2. Commentary on Social Problems
3. Evaluating Society, Case in Point: The U.S.
4. Reforming the World's Religions
5. Being Democratic, Modern, and Humane
6. Creating a Personal Best-Life Philosophy
    and Folly-Free Ultimate Belief
Appendices
1. Acknowledgements
2. Author's Bio

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