Contents

	Foreword
ONE	Initial Reflections on the Human Prospect
	AFTERWORD
TWO	The External Challenges
	AFTERWORD
THREE	Socio-Economic Capabilities for Response
	AFTERWORD
FOUR	The Political Dimension and “Human Nature”
	AFTERWORD
FIVE	Final Reflections on the Human Prospect
	AFTERWORD
	Postscript: What Has Posterity Ever Done for Me?
	Acknowledgments
	Index