Loneliness: human nature and the need for social connection

Part 1. The lonely heart. Ch. 1. Lonely in a social world ; Ch. 2.; Variation, regulation, and an elastic leash ; Ch. 3. Losing control ; Ch. 4. Selfish genes, social animals ; Ch. 5. The; universal and the particular ; Ch. 6. The wear and tear of loneliness.

Pt. 2. From selfish genes to social beings. Ch. 7. Sympathetic threads ; Ch. 8. An indissociable organism ; Ch. 9. Knowing thyself, among others ; Ch. 10. Conflicted by nature ; Ch. 11. Conflicts in nature

Pt. 3. Finding meaning in connection. Ch. 12. Three adaptations ; Ch. 13. Getting it right ; Ch. 14. The power of social connection