| Introduction | 1 | ||
| Of Body and Mind | 13 | ||
| Sensing our Worlds | 21 | ||
| Of Mind Models | 38 | ||
| Towards a Biology of Self | 59 | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | 69 | ||
| Philosophy of Mind in Antiquity | 73 | ||
| Religious Philosophies of Mind | 85 | ||
| Philosophy of Mind in Modern Times | 93 | ||
| Dualism Philosophies of Mind | 102 | ||
| Monism Philosophies of Mind | 114 | ||
| Alternative Theories of Mind | 130 | ||
| Keeping an Open Mind | 136 | ||
| Of Human Nature | 151 | ||
| The Making of Psychology | 158 | ||
| Psychophysics and Functionalism | 159 | ||
| Gestalt Psychology and Field Theory | 169 | ||
| Depth Psychology | 176 | ||
| Behaviorism | 185 | ||
| Humanistic and Cognitive Psychology | 193 | ||
| The Nature of Human Nature | 201 | ||
| A Nature of Language | 210 | ||
| A Nature of Lies and Deceit | 222 | ||
| A Human Nature of Destiny? | 234 | ||
| Being Honest | 243 | ||
| Belonging, Purpose and Meaning | 248 | ||
| Can We Learn from History? | 266 | ||
| The Future We Make | 287 | ||
| A World Adrift With Purpose | 291 | ||
| The Artificial Intelligence Conundrum | 302 | ||
| Us versus Them | 320 | ||
| An Outlook | 329 | ||
| Notes | 341 | ||
| Media Credits | 363 | ||
| List of Abbreviations | 365 | ||
| Bibliography | 367 | ||
| Glossary | 371 | ||
| Name Index | 387 | ||