Part I. The Old Mind and the New
1. The calm passion
Reason: its nature, origin, and causes
2. The art of the kluge
On the haphazard construction of the mind
3. The nuts and bolts of civilization
Where conservatism gets it right
4. When intuition goes wrong
and why we still need reason
5. Thinking straight is hard to do
Pitfalls and challenges for the new Enlightenment
6. Has the world gone mad?
… or is it just me?
7. Going viral
Malware of the mind
8. “Dripping wine and blood”
The misology of the modern left
9. Run, Forrest, run!
The rise of common sense conservatism
10. Fighting fire with fire
or why you shouldn’t wrestle with a pig
11. Just think harder!
and other unhelpful advice from the Enlightenment
12. Protecting the mental environment
Rethinking the architecture of choice
13. Small steps to a saner world
The Slow Politics Manifesto