Preface and acknowledgements-- 1. Introduction: a relation to the world of concern-- 2. Values within reason-- 3. Reason beyond rationality: values and practical reason-- 4. Beings for whom things matter-- 5. Understanding the ethical dimension of life-- 6. Dignity-- 7. Critical social science and its rationales-- 8. Implications for social science-- Appendix: comments on philosophical theories of ethics-- Bibliography-- Index.