American philosophy: a love story

Prologue: Maybe

Part I: Hell. In a dark wood, a library ; Finding West Wind ; "Pestilence-stricken multitude" ; Fraud and self-reliance ; Walden and frozen lakes

Part II: Purgatory. The task of salvation ; Divine madness ; On the mountain ; The will to believe ; Evolutionary love

Part III: Redemption. A philosophy of loyalty ; On the steps ; Women in the attic ; I knew a phoenix ; East Wind ; The mystery of being

Epilogue: The cult of the dead.