Translator’s Note 7
Introduction 9
Three Conclusions Before We Even Start 17
How Idiots Tie Us in Knots 25
How to Recover from Stupefaction 33
Why Misfortune Can Be Good for You 41
The Backslide Begins! 49
Impotence Is the Foundation of Duty 59
How Moral Authorities Conflict With Each Other 69
How to Listen to Jerks and Idiots 79
Why the Powers That Be Don’t Give a Damn 89
Why Threats Are a Form of Submission 99
Why Interaction Is Incomplete Without Morality 109
Why Idiots Like Destruction 121
Why We Are Ruled by Idiots 131
Why Idiots Are on the Increase 141
Why Idiots Always Win 151
Conclusion 159
Acknowledgements 167
Bibliography 169