Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- THE PROBLEM -- INTRODUCTION -- PART 1. THE PHILOSOPHICAL BACKGROUND -- SUMMARY OF PART 1 -- PART 2. CONSCIENCE AND SOCIETY -- SUMMARY OF PART 2 -- PART 3. THE THEORY OF CONSCIENCE -- SUMMARY OF PART 3 -- PART 4. APPLICATIONS OF THE THEORY OF CONSCIENCE -- SUMMARY OF PART 4 -- PART 5. PERSPECTIVES FOR FURTHER WORK -- SUMMARY OF PART 5 -- INDEX OF SUBJECTS -- INDEX OF NAMES