Hope for cynics: the surprising science of human goodness

Introduction

Section I. Unlearning cynicism : Signs and symptoms ; The surprising wisdom of hope ; Preexisting conditions ; Hell isn't other people ; Escaping the cynicism trap

Section II. Rediscovering one another : The (social) water is just fine ; Building cultures of trust ; The fault in our fault lines

Section III. The future of hope : Building the world we want ; The optimism of activism ; Our common fate.