Prologue: The Case for Optimism

Chapter 1: Optimistic Apes

Chapter 2: Prophets of Doom

Chapter 3: Best Possible Selves

Chapter 4: The Problem of Evil

Chapter 5: The Accidents of History

Chapter 6: The Elusive Future

Chapter 7: Taming Panglossians

Chapter 8: Making Progress

Chapter 9: Writing Tomorrow

Epilogue: The Best of All Possible Worlds