Volume 4

Ourselves

Book 1

Preface

INTRODUCTORY

Chapter 1 The Country of Mansoul     pp.1-6
Chapter 2 The Perils of Mansoul     pp.5-8
Chapter 3 The Government of Mansoul     pp.9-10

PART I     THE HOUSE OF BODY

Chapter 1 The Esquires of the Body: Hunger     pp.11-14
Chapter 2 The Esquires of the Body: Thirst     pp.15-17
Chapter 3 The Esquires of the Body: Restlessness and Rest     pp.18-20
Chapter 4 The Esquires of the Body: Chastity     pp.21-23
Chapter 5 The Pages of the Body: The Five Senses     pp.24-32

PART II     THE HOUSE OF MIND

Chapter 1 Ourselves     pp.33-34
Chapter 2 My Lord Intellect     pp.35-44
Chapter 3 The Daemons of Intellect     pp.45-47
Chapter 4 My Lord Chief Explorer, Imagination     pp.48-53

Chapter 5 The Beauty Sense     pp.54-55
Chapter 6 My Lord Chief Attorney-General, Reason     pp.56-65
Chapter 7 The Lords of the Exchequer, The Desires Part I     pp.66-72
Chapter 8 The Lords of the Exchequer, The Desires Part II     pp.73-80

PART III     THE HOUSE OF HEART

LORDS OF THE HEART: I. LOVE

Chapter 1 The Ways of Love     pp.81-86
Chapter 2 Love’s Lords in Waiting: Pity     pp.87-90
Chapter 3 Love’s Lords in Waiting: Benevolence     pp.91-94

Chapter 4 Love’s Lords in Waiting: Sympathy     pp.94-98
Chapter 5 Love’s Lords in Waiting: Kindness     pp.99-102

Chapter 6 Love’s Lords in Waiting: Generosity     pp.103-107
Chapter 7 Love’s Lords in Waiting: Gratitude     pp.108-111
Chapter 8 Love’s Lords in Waiting: Courage     pp.112-117
Chapter 9 Love’s Lords in Waiting: Loyalty     pp.118-125
Chapter 10 Love’s Lords in Waiting: Humility     pp.126-130

Chapter 11 Love’s Lords in Waiting: Gladness     pp.131-135

LORDS OF THE HEART: II. JUSTICE

Chapter 12 Justice, Universal     pp.136-139
Chapter 13 Justice to the Persons of Others     pp.140-149

Chapter 14 Truth: Justice in Word     pp.150-155
Chapter 15 Spoken Truth     pp.156-162
Chapter 16 Some Causes of Lying     pp.163-166
Chapter 17 Integrity: Justice in Action     pp.167-178
Chapter 18 Justice in Thought     pp.179-186

Chapter 19 Principles: Justice in Motive     pp.187-190
Chapter 20 Justice to Ourselves: Self-Ordering     pp.191-203

PART IV

Vocation     pp.204-210

Book II—Self-Direction

PART I     CONSCIENCE

SECTION 1.— CONSCIENCE IN THE HOUSE OF BODY

Introductory     pp.1-4
Chapter 1 The Court of Appeal     pp.5-8  
Chapter 2 The Instruction of Conscience    pp.9-11

The Rulings of Conscience in the House of Body:

Chapter 3  Temperance     pp.12-20
Chapter 4 Chastity Part I     pp.21-28
Chapter 5  Chastity Part II Ordered Friendship     pp.29-32
Chapter 6  Chastity Part III The Final Unchastity     pp.33-40
Chapter 7  Fortitude     pp.41-48
Chapter 8 Prudence     pp.49-55

SECTION II.—CONSCIENCE IN THE HOUSE OF MIND

Chapter 9 Opinions ‘In the Air’     pp.56-59
Chapter 10 The Uninstructed Conscience     pp.60-67
Chapter 11 The Instructed Conscience     pp.68-70

Some Instructors of Conscience:

Chapter 12 Poetry, Novels, Essays     pp.71-73
Chapter 13 History and Philosophy     pp.74-78
Chapter 14 Theology     pp.79-96
Chapter 15 Nature, Science, Art     pp.97-103
Chapter 16 Sociology, Self-Knowledge     pp.104-108

SECTION III.—THE FUNCTION OF CONSCIENCE

Chapter 17 Conviction of Sin     pp.109-114
Chapter 18 Temptation     pp.115-120
Chapter 19 Duty and Law     pp.121-125

PART II     THE WILL

Chapter 1 The Will-less Life     pp.126-128
Chapter 2 Will and Wilfulness     pp.129-136
Chapter 3 Will not Moral or Immoral     pp.137-140
Chapter 4 The Will and Its Peers     pp.141-142
Chapter 5 The Function of Will     pp.143-146
Chapter 6 The Scope of Will     pp.147-151
Chapter 7 Self-Control—Self-Restraint—Self-Command—Self-Denial     pp.152-155
Chapter 8 The Effort of Decision     pp.156-159
Chapter 9 Intention—Purpose—Resolution     pp.160-164
Chapter 10 A Way of the Will     pp.165-169
Chapter 11 Freewill     pp.170-173

PART III     THE SOUL

Chapter 1 The Capacities of the Soul     pp.174-176
Chapter 2 The Disabilities of the Soul     pp.177-181
Chapter 3 The Knowledge of God     pp.182-187
Chapter 4 Prayer     pp.188-190
Chapter 5 Thanksgiving     pp.191-193
Chapter 6 Praise     pp.194-196
Chapter 7 Faith In God     pp.197-202

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