Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Introduction -- Chapter 1 Prologue to a Predictably Unpopular Thesis -- Chapter 2 Darwinism and Democracy: The Problem of the Missing Polity -- Part II Democracy as Rara Avis: The Empirical Evidence -- Chapter 3 Prerequisites of Democracy: Necessary but Not Quite Sufficient -- Chapter 4 Will the Real Democracies Please Stand Up -- Part III The Neo- Darwinian Case and Supporting Evidence -- Chapter 5 Dominance and Hierarchy -- Chapter 6 Obedience -- Chapter 7 Indoctrinability -- Chapter 8 Democratic Philosophy: From Ugly Duckling to Irresistible Swan -- Part IV Policy -- Chapter 9 Policy Implications -- Epilogue -- References -- Index.