Foreword, Preface, List of Illustrations CHAPTER 1 An Early Philosophical Experience and a Journey, Back to Ancient Greece, Memento Mori, Socratic Irony, Knowledge of Ignorance, The Dualism of Ignorance, The Death of Socrates, Plato's Ideal Forms, The Path to Certain Knowledge - Episteme, Forms as Templates, The Yearning of Eros, The Platonic Tripartite Soul, The Urge to Contribute and Enquiry into Human Nature, Episode 1 - Restaurant on the Point, CHAPTER 2 Homo contribuens: Acting out the Urge to Contribute, Like Trickling Water, The Urge to Contribute Is an Instinct, The Fifth 'Life Mode', Choosing Life Modes, Probing the Contribution Mode, How the Contribution Instinct Appears in Verbal Courtesies, Understanding Mono no Aware, The Japanese Spirit, Chance Encounters and Gratitude, Episode 2 - Love Suppressed, CHAPTER 3 Liberation from Nihilism, A New Attitude to Posterity, Discovery of the Urge to Contribute, The A Priori Urge to Contribute, Volunteerism and the Urge to Contribute, Philanthropy, The Urge to Contribute: Cultural Differences between East and West, Episode 3 - Cancer and Hydrangeas CHAPTER 4 Beyond Obligation, Higher Than Duty, Nonprofit Activities and the Self-fulfillment of Instinct, Making a Contribution: An Obligation or a Right? Obligation towards Posterity: Maternal and Paternal Types, Hypocrisy: The Opposite Extreme, Ethics and Economics: Right and Wrong vs. Profit and Loss, Episode 4 - The Hot-tempered King CHAPTER 5 Plan for a New Era of Humanity. Contributing and the Corporate Interest, The Social Role of Private Enterprise, New Owners of Private Enterprise, Donations and Taxation, NPOs and the Social Contribution of Private Enterprise, Environmental Efforts, The Urge to Contribute and the Sanctity of Life, My Country, Other Countries, Episode 5 - A Chinese Mau Suit, POSTSCRIPT, A Reflection, References.
