Seeking the Perfect World: A Critical Discussion of Global Challenges for the Bright and Curious

Part 1: Introducing the Party -- A time-travelling affair to do political philosophy  1: Time traveling to party with philosophers  2: What is political philosophy (or why you should read this book)  3: How to read this book  4: A quick note on utopias and dystopias  Part 2: Excuse me, who are you? Starting the party with questions about identity and human nature  5: What do you want? Discussing the ideal life  6: What makes you, you? Discussing identity  7: Why do we go to war? Discussing human nature and international relations  Part 3: Who said you could dance on the table? Questions about rules, contracts, rights, and wrongs.  8: Who should rule? Discussing the perfect government  9: How do you know that? Discussing the perfect education  10: Who owns what? Discussing ownership and reparations  11: Should humans be like geese? Discussing migration and citizenship  Part 4: Should we eat a guest or 3-D print sushi? Questions about nature and technology  12: Should nature have rights? Discussing how humans relate to nature  13: Is having pets immoral? Discussing our favourite animals  14: Would you like to become a cyborg? Discussing transhumanism  15: Should we be afraid of AI? Discussing the future of technology  Part 5: Justice as a parting gift,Questions about language, and beauty, and justice for the past and the future  16: How do you say knowledge? Questions of language, knowledge, and justice  17: Should the government pay for opera? Questions about art, beauty, and politics  18: Does the past affect the future? Questions about colonialism, knowledge, and justice  19: How can we build a just world? Questions about justice, diversity, and the future  Part 6: Until we meet again  20: Conclusion