This chapter explores the objective nature of higher ethics in the context of Marxism and capitalism. It critiques Marxist predictions about economic inequality and examines the divergence between Marxist theory and the realities faced by workers in different socioeconomic systems.
Peterson and Shapiro consider how geography and religion play a critical role in the conflict in the Middle East, the collective agreement in a transcendent authority, and how the ancient wisdom embodied in Jerusalem may be the missing link in forging a path for peace.