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    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. Chapter XIV. The Problem of Immortality 74     Discusses the survival of personality from the moral point
of view: that is, have we any claim upon life, entitling
us to live forever? Chapter XV. The Evidence for Survival 81     Discusses the data of psychic research, and the proofs of
spiritism thus put before us. Chapter XVI. The Powers of the Mind 91     Sets forth the fact that knowledge is freedom and ignorance
is slavery, and what science means to the people. Chapter XVII. The Conduct of the Mind 98     Concludes the Book of the Mind with a study of how to
preserve and develop its powers for the protection of our
lives and the lives of all men.   PART TWO: THE BOOK OF THE BODY   Chapter XVIII. The Unity of the Body 105     Discusses the body as a whole, and shows that health is
not a matter of many different organs and functions, but
is one problem of one organism. Chapter XIX. Experiments in Diet 115     Narrates the author's adventures in search of health, and
his conclusions as to what to eat. Chapter XX. Errors in Diet 123     Discusses the different kinds of foods, and the part they
play in the making of