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Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Introduction
1. Our Unfinished Humanity: A Divine Gift (Book 1)
2. Ethical Virtue: Nature, Character, and Choice (Books 2-3)
3. The Virtues of Living Together (Book 4)
4. A Shrine to the Graces: Justice and Tragedy (Book 5)
5. Intellectual Virtue: Prudence, Wisdom, and Philosophy (Book 6)
6. Human Strength and Divine Perfection (Book 7)
7. Friendship: Family, Political Community, and Philosophy (Books 8-9)
8. Divine Thoughts and Political Reform (Book 10)
Conclusion: Aristotelian Piety for a Liberal Politics
