Unit 1 The Christian Bible Genesis Exodus Gospel According to Matthew Acts of the Apostles Compare with China 1.Chinese Creation Stories 2.汉译《圣经》之考察 Supplementary Reading 1.Is Religion Just Organized Superstition? Is Superstition Always Religious? 2.How Is Science Different from Religion? 3.Why I Am Not a Christian Questions for Discussion
Unit 2 Greek & Roman Sages (1) Socrates: The Apology Plato: The Republic Compare with China 1.Axial Age 2.苏格拉底与孔子的言说方式比较 Supplementary Reading 雅典凭什么判苏格拉底死刑 Questions for Discussion
Unit 3 Greek & Roman Sages (2) Aristole: The Politics Cicero: On the Laws Compare with China Great Learning and The Mean Supplementary Reading Marcus TuUius Cicero Quotes Questions for Discussion
Unit 4 Medieval Christian Church Fathers St.Augustine: The Enchiridion Thomas Aquinas: Summa Contra Gentiles Compare with China Neo-Confucianism and Later Confucian Philosophy Supplementary Reading 1.Common Characteristics of Scholasticism 2.St.Thomas Aquinas Questions for Discussion
Unit 5 Renaissance Adventurers Christopher Columbus: Journal and Letter Nicolb Machiavelli: The Prince Compare with China The Rise and Fall of 15th Century Chinese Seapower Supplementary Reading 1.No Cheers for Columbus 2.Conservatives Hail for Columbus Questions for Discussion
Unit 6 Religious Reformation Compare with China Wang Yangming and Matteo Ricci's Progression to China Supplementary Reading Excerpts of the 95 Theses Questions for Discussion
Unit 7 Modern Scientific Thinking (1) Francis Bacon: Novum Organum Rene Descartes: Discourse on Method Compare with China Matteo Ricci: The Art of Printing Supplementary Reading Calculating Machines in China and Europe in the 17th Century —— The Western View Questions for Discussion
Unit 8 Modern Scientific Thinking (2) Galileo Galilei: Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina Isaac Newton: The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy Optics Compare with China Development of Science in Ancient China Supplementary Reading Critical Thinking Questions for Discussion
Unit 9 Modern PolitJcal Science Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan John Locke: Of Civil Govemment Compare with China 1.Confucianism and Human Dignity: Toward a Balanced View of Rights and Duty 2.Locke Talking about China and the Chinese Supplementary Reading 1.Political Controversies in the 17th Century England 2.Charles I: Speech Before Execution (January 30,1649) Questions for Discussion
Unit 10 Classical Liberalism Adam Smith: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations John Stuart Mill: On Liberty Compare with China 1.Western Images of China 2.Qianlong Meets Macartney: Collision of Two World Views Supplementary Reading 1.The Declaration of Independence 2.United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) Questions for Discussion
Unit 11 Anti-Liberalism Jean-Jacques Rousseau: A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences Friedrich Nietzsche: The Will to Power Compare with China From Western Liberalism to Asian Communitarianism Supplementary Reading 1.Edmund Burke: Reflections on the Revolution in France 2.Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Questions for Discussion
Unit 12 Evolutionists Thomas Malthus: An Essay on the Principle of Population Charles Darwin: The Origin of Species (1859) Charles Darwin: The Descent of Man Compare with China The Warning Voice of Social Darwinism in Early 20th Century China Supplementary Reading 1.Autobiography of Charles Darwin 2.Piltdown Man Forgery Questions for Discussion
Unit 13 Socialism and Communism Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: Manifesto of the Communist Party Eduard Bernstein: Evolutionary Socialism Compare with China 1.Karl Marx on China 2.《共产党宣言》在中国的早期翻译、出版和传播 Supplementary Reading 1.Study Guide for The Communist Manifesto 2.V.I.Lenin: Marxism and Revisionism Questions for Discussion
Unit 14 Early 20th Century: Man & Society Sigmund Freud: An Outline of Psychoanalysis John Dewey: Liberalism and Social Action Compare with China John Dewey as a Learner in China Supplementary Reading 1.Freud on the Couch 2.Early Education in China Questions for Discussion
Unit 15 Science & Religion Bertrand Russell: A Free Man's Worship Alfred North Whitehead: Science and the Modern World (1925) Compare with China Bertrand Russell: Chinese and Western Civilization Contrasted Supplementary Reading Alfred North Whitehead on Education Questions for Discussion
Unit 16 Man & Woman: Modern Existence Jean-Paul Sartre: Existentialism Simone de Beauvoir: The Second Sex Compare with China The First Glimpses of China Supplementary Reading 1.Existentialism 2.Virginia Woolf: A Room of One's Own Questions for Discussion
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