TABLE OF CONTENTS: Acknowledgments vii
Introduction1 One • Modes of Settling 5
Where This Is Heading 5
Settling Down 7
Settling In 17
Settling Up 20
Settling For 25
Settling One's Affairs 27
Settling On: The Master Notion 27 Two • The Value of Settling 30
Settling as an Aid to Planning and Agency 31
Settling, Commitment, Trust, and Confidence 37
Settling the Social Fabric 44 Three • What Settling Is Not 51
Settling Is Not Just Compromising 52
Settling Is Not Just Conservatism 57
Settling Is Not Just Resignation 60 Four • Settling in Aid of Striving 63
Settling in Order to Strive 64
What Strivings Require Settling, and Why 66
When to Switch between One and the Other, and Why 68 Conclusions 74 Notes 75
References 93
Index 107 Return to Book Description File created: 4/25/2013 | 
