Ask Aristotle: What would you do if you were stranded on a desert island?

If you were stranded on a desert island with your peers, would you work together to survive, or would things quickly descend into chaos?

This scenario feels familiar, thanks to countless books, TV shows and films — most famously Lord of the Flies.

William Golding's 1954 novel follows British schoolboys who crash on an island and soon turn on each other, with its most recent TV adaption out this month. 

So what do these stories reveal about us, and why do we keep returning to them?