I. Introduction -- 1. What this is -- 2. How I got here -- II. How we know -- 1. Philosophy: what it is and why you should care -- 2. Understanding the meaning in what we think and say -- 3. Method -- III. What there is -- 1. The idea of a "worldview" -- 2. A general outline of metaphysical naturalism -- 3. The nature and origin of the universe -- 4. The fixed universe and freedom of the will -- 5. What everything is made of --6. The nature of the mind -- 7. The meaning of life -- 8. How did we get here? -- 9. The nature of reason -- 10. The nature of emotion -- IV. What there isn't -- 1. Not much place for the paranormal -- 2. Atheism: seven reasons to be Godless -- V. Natural morality -- 1. Secular humanism vs. Christian theism -- 2. Morality in metaphysical naturalism -- 3. Moral conclusions: tying it all together -- VI. Natural beauty -- 1. Beauty as emotional appraisal -- 2. Eight rules of beauty -- 3. Beauty in human life -- VII. Natural politics -- 1. Morality vs. politics -- 2. The rationality of the moderate -- 3. Basic political theory -- 4. The politics of metaphysical naturalism -- 5. My politics -- 6. The secular humanist's heaven -- VIII. Conclusion.
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