Preface to the fifth edition -- Preface to the fourth edition -- Introduction: Rival theories and critical assessments -- Confucianism : the way of the sages / by David L. Haberman -- Upanishadic Hinduism : quest for ultimate knowledge / by David L. Haberman -- Buddhism : in the footsteps of the Buddha / by David L. Haberman -- Plato : the rule of reason -- Aristotle : the ideal of human fulfilment -- The Bible : humanity in relation to God -- Historical interlude -- Kant : reasons and causes, morality and religion -- Marx : the economic basis of human societies -- Sartre : radical freedom -- Darwinian theories of human nature -- Conclusion: A synthesis of the theories? -- Index.
