Chapter II: Conclusion

§ 1. A Summary
§ 2. Why Lead a Moral Life?
Preliminary Remarks
The Necessity for Morality
Uselessness of Vague Threats
The Need for an Early Education in Ethical Principles
The Object-Lesson Furnished by the Japanese
Criminality
Our Aids
The Importance of a Knowledge of the Origin of Morality
Opinions of Ethicists
Note on Systematic Moral Instruction
§ 3. Should the Truth be Told?
(a) "Magna est veritas et prævalebit"
(b) Obscurantism has had its Day
(c) The Effect on Morality
(d) The Real Danger
(e) The Consolations of Belief, and the Distress we may Cause
by our Candour
(f) Can we Alter People's Beliefs?
(g) Can Beliefs be Useful though False?
(h) Is a New Religion Required?
(i) Why be so Impatient of Error?
§ 4. The Outlook
§ 5. Concluding Remarks

Appendix

Index

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