Originally published: New York : Macmillan Co., 1927.

Includes bibliographical references (p. xlv-xlviii) and index.

Ch. I. The Disenchanted Man -- Ch. II. The Unattainable Ideal -- Ch. III. Agents and Bystanders -- Ch. IV. What the Public Does -- Ch. V. The Neutralization of Arbitrary Force -- Ch. VI. The Question Aristotle Asked -- Ch. VII. The Nature of a Problem -- Ch. VIII. Social Contracts -- Ch. IX. The Two Questions Before the Public -- Ch. X. The Main Value of Public Debate -- Ch. XI. The Defective Rule -- Ch. XII. The Criteria of Reform -- Ch. XIII. The Principles of Public Opinion -- Ch. XIV. Society in Its Place -- Ch. XV. Absentee Rulers -- Ch. XVI. The Realms of Disorder.