PART I. THE EVOLUTION OF MORALITY

Chapter I. The origin of personal morality...  How early in the evolutionary process did personal morality of some sort emerge?  What were the main causes that produced personal morality?  How far has the moralizing process been blind and how far conscious?

Chapter ii.  The origin of social morality... 
How early was social morality developed? 
By what means was social morality produced? 
How has morality been fostered by the tribe?

Chapter iii.  Outward development-morals... 
What is the difference between morals and non-moral customs? 
What, in general, has been the direction of moral progress? 
What definition of morality emerges from this? 
Is moral progress certain?

Chapter iv.  Inward development-conscience... 
What are the stages in the history of moral guidance? 
Out of what has conscience developed? 
What is conscience now? 
What is the value of conscience?

Chapter V. The individualizing of conscience... 
Why did not the individualizing of conscience occur earlier? 
What forces made against custom-morality? 
Conservatism vs. radicalism.  What are the dangers of conventional
morality?

Chapter vi.  Can we base morality upon conscience... 
What is the meaning of “moral intuitionism”? 
Do the deliverances of different people’s consciences agree? 
If conscience everywhere agreed in its dictates, could we base
morality upon it? 
What is the plausibility of moral intuitionism?

PART II.  THE THEORY OF MORALITY

Chapter vii.  The basis of right and wrong... 
What is the nature of that intrinsic goodness upon which ultimately
all valuations rest? 
What is extrinsic goodness? 
What sort of conduct, then, is good? 
And how shall we define virtue?

Chapter VIII.  The meaning of duty... 
Why are there conflicts between duty and inclination? 
Must we deny that duty is the servant of happiness? 
Does the end justify the means? 
What is the justification of justice and chivalry?

Chapter ix.  The judgment of character... 
 Wherein consists goodness of character? 
Can we say, with Kant, that the only good is the Good Will? 
What evils may go with conscientiousness? 
What is the justification of praise and blame? 
What is responsibility?