1. Introduction: The New Human Condition

i. The eternal prophecy of a better world

ii. The recurring conflict between progress and society

iii. Who will shape the twenty-first century?

iv. The fear and hope of an expectant world

2. A Major Stagnation, But Not a Secular One

i. Secular stagnation, or the ways of freedom?

ii. Transition, the precursor of an industrial revolution

iii. A decisive and growing influence

3. The High Tech Eden

i. Artificial intelligence or dehumanisation

ii. Blockchain or the new trust

iii. Big Data or the disappearance of free will

iv. Genetic engineering or the man-god

4. A Shattered Labour Market

i. Back to the past

ii. The dream of universal knowledge

iii. The dream of widespread entrepreneurship

iv. The boom in low qualifications

v. New wage relations

5. Human Genius at the Controls

i. A great scientific leap

ii. The stranglehold of the network communities

iii. Widespread intrusion

6. A Disengaged Society?

i. A multi-speed world

ii. The shock to the middle classes

iii. Triumphant populism

7. Who Governs: Politicians, or Technology Prophets?

i. The future of human society in the big tech firms' hands

ii. A society controlled by the big tech firms

iii. The dream of avoiding state taxation

8. Two Possible Paths: The Great Parting of Ways

i. Brave Westworld

ii. Anthropos

9. Re-humanising the World

i. Breaking the technological monopolies

ii. Redefining a global system of ethics

iii. Restoring real privacy

iv. Putting technology back in the service of prosperity

v. Towards a new public authority