Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I. The esteem of ethics
Taking a stand : the moral philosophy of Confucius and Kant
Organic virtue : reading Mencius with Rousseau
Part II. Vices of virtue
Strangers to ethics : Kierkegaard and Daoist approaches
Beyond good and evil : flexible ethics in Nietzsche and Daoist thought
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.