Minds make societies: how cognition explains the world humans create

Preface

Introduction: Human societies through the lens of Nature

Six problems in search of a new science

1. What is the root of group conflict? Why "tribalism" is not an urge but a computation

2. What is information for? Sound minds, odd beliefs, and the madness of crowds

3. Why are there religions? ... And why are they such a recent thing?

4. What is the natural family? From sex to kinship to dominance

5. How can societies be just? How cooperative minds create fairness and trade, and the apparent conflict between them

6. Can human minds understand societies? Coordination, folk sociology and natural politics

Conclusion: Cognition and communication create traditions.