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List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Foundation ofPerfectionism; A. Pantheism and determinism; B. Vital endeavor and the groundof virtue; C. The diagnosis of the passions; D. A this-worldly salvation;Chapter 2. Psychotherapy and Virtue; A. "What is in my power to do"; B.Agreeing with nature; Chapter 3. The Sociality of Virtue; A. Spinoza'scritique of perfectionism; B. "Nothing is more advantageous to man than man";C. Sociality and the diffusion of enlightenment; Chapter 4. Stoic PoliticalReason; A. Cosmopolis and political duty; B. The predicament of politics. C.The apotheosis of the free man; Chapter 5. Reason of State; A. State ofnature, nature of state; B. Political right and the most natural state; C.The highest form of devotion; D. A liberal politics; Chapter 6. ThePhilosopher in the State; A. Christ, the Apostles and Solomon: models ofpublic philosophers?; B. Philosophical caution, political interest;Conclusion; Bibliography.