On desire: why we want what we want

Acknowledgments

Introduction

pt. 1. The secret life of desire

1. The ebb and flow of desire

2. Other people

pt. 2. The science of desire

3. Mapping our desires

4. The wellsprings of desire

5. The psychology of desire

6. The evolution of desire

7. The biological incentive system

pt. 3. Dealing with our desires

8. The human condition

9. Religious advice

10. Religious advice continued : Protestant sects

11. Philosophical advice

12. The eccentrics

13. Conclusions

Notes

Works cited

Index.