1. Judge Posner's Efficiency Theory for Socially-Just Distribution. Some ground rules for theory. Coase's efficient bargaining contribution. Adding the moral dimension of consent -- 2. The Virtues: An Analogue of Personal Behavior. Moral theory construction. Aristotle's rise and reason's decline -- 3. The Virtues in Historical Context. The virtues in Homeric society. St. Thomas Aquinas and the expansion of the virtues. Rousseau and the Republic of Virtue -- 4. Capitalism and Slavery: An Analogue of Institutional Failure and Redemption. The pre-Columbian school for slavery. Atlantic slavery begins. The rise and fall of black slavery. Capitalism and slavery -- 5. The Court and Capitalism: An Analogue of Institutional Success. Smith v. Tax Court (1999). The Court in the Marshall period. The Court in the laissez-faire period -- 6. The Court and Capitalism: The Progressive and New Deal Periods. The Court in the Progressive period. The Court and the New Deal
Did F.D.R. save Capitalism? -- 7. The Future of Democratic Capitalism: Two Views. Schumpeter's prediction. Heilbroner's vision -- 8. A Moral Measurement for Capitalism. The path of this book. The role of religion. The Archbishop as mediator. The case for inequality: Rawls's theory of justice. A moral measurement for capitalism
