目录 Unit1 History 1Text A The Importance of History (Excerpts) 3Text B What Is History? (Excerpts) 13Unit2 Art 20Text A On Art and Artists (Excerpts) 22Text B What Is Art? 35Unit3 Science and Technology 43Text A New Concepts as Historical Markers 45Text B James Watt and the Steam Engine 57Unit4 Philosophy 64Text A An Introduction to Philosophy 66Text B What Use Is Philosophy? 77Unit5 Race and Nation 82Text A The Forming of Races and Ethnic Groups 84Text B A Detailed List of Human Races 94Unit6 Society 101Text A Man and Society 103Text B The Rationalization of Society 114Unit7 Communication 120Text A Light, Fire and Smoke as EmergencyCommunication Signals 122Text B Birth of a Language 134Unit8 Education 140Text A Confucius’ Educational Thoughts 142Text B Aristotle’s Educational Thoughts 154Unit9 Nature and Environment 162Text A Healing the Divide: Breaking the BoundariesBetween Humans and Nature 164Text B Nature 174Unit10 Business 179Text A What Is Money? 181Text B The Long Arc Behind Bill Gates’ Wealth (Excerpts) 192Unit11 Belief and Culture 199Text A The Four Dimensions of Religion (Excerpts) 201Text B The Major World Religions and Their Beliefs 213Unit12 Politics 220Text A What Is Politics? 222Text B The General Mechanism of Political Development 234 作者介绍
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