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CONTENTS

Preface

1 Compatibility

What is Compatibility? - Basic Guidelines - Deeper Issues

2 Conflict

The Essence of Conflict - Aggression - Conflict Resolution Versus Aggression Control

3 The Darker Side of Humanity

4 God and the Problem of Evil

What Is Evil? - Some Basic Reasoning - The Real Questions - The Nature of Sensitivity - Unwelcome Experiences - Freedom and Consistency - Diversity and Conflict - Freedom and the Necessity of Evil - God's Dilemma? - Evil People - Responsibility - Events Beyond Human Control - Confidence, Hope and Compassion - The Ultimate Paradox? - The Role of Temptation and 'the Devil' - Conclusion

5 Emotions

Phases - Emotions and Health - Rectifying the Situation - 'Good' Feelings - Expression and Communication

6 Freedom

Types of Freedom - Relativity - Freedom and Power - Freedom and Suffering - Feeling and Reality - Truth - Fear - Need and Strength - The Existence of Freedom - Personal Freedom in Society - Optimum Freedom - Why Have Freedom? - Morality - Some Observations on Slavery, and Conclusion

7 By Invitation

Privacy - The Deeper Issues - Openness

8 Meaning

The Concept of Meaning - Feelings, Motives and Practical Realities - Ultimate Meaning - Freedom - Conclusion

9 Motives

10 Power

What is Power - The Dynamics of Power - The Use of Power - Power and Responsibility - Politics and Power - Observations on Power - The realities of Personal Power

11 Security

Basic Concepts - The Subjective Assessment of Security - Permanence and Maintenance - The Feeling of Insecurity - Belonging and the Sense of Security - Dependency - Security and Meaning - Some General Observations on Security - Security and Religion

12 Towards Well-being