Humankind: a hopeful history

The state of nature. The rise of Homo puppy ; Colonel Marshall and the soldiers who wouldn't shoot ; The curse of civilisation ; The mystery of Easter Island

After Auschwitz. In the basement of Stanford University ; Stanley Milgram and the shock machine ; The death of Catherine Susan Genovese

Why good people turn bad. How empathy blinds ; How power corrupts ; What the enlightenment got wrong

A new realism. The power of intrinsic motivation ; Homo ludens ; This is what democracy looks like

The other cheek. Drinking tea with terrorists ; The best remedy for hate, injustice and prejudice ; When the soldiers came out of the trenches.

Prologue

1. A new realism

2. The real Lord of the Flies

Part 1. The State of Nature

3. The rise of Homo puppy

4. Colonel Marshall and the soldiers who wouldn't shoot

5. The curse of civilisation

6. The mystery of Easter Island

Part 2. After Auschwitz

7. In the basement of Stanford University

8. Stanley Milgram and the shock machine

9. The death of Catherine Susan Genovese

Part 3. Why Good People Turn Bad

10. How empathy blinds

11. How power corrupts

12. What the Enlightenment got wrong

Part 4. A New Realism

13. The power of intrinsic motivation

14. Homo ludens

15. This is what democracy looks like

Part 5. The Other Cheek

16. Drinking tea with terrorists

17. The best remedy for hate, injustice and prejudice

18. When the soldiers came out of the trenches

Epilogue. Ten Rules to Live By

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index.