西方文明 思想、文化与人物 英文PDF电子书下载

PART 1 A Panorama：West Is West 1

LECTURE 1An Introduction to Western Civilization 2

Texts： 3

The Idea of Western Civilization 3

Defining Civilizations 12

LECTURE 2Society and Civilization 16

Texts： 17

The West in Western Civilization 17

Civilizations as Societies 27

LECTURE 3The Prospect of Civilization 30

Texts： 31

The Clash of Civilizations？ 31

The End of History？ 40

RESOURCES＆LINKS 44

PART 2 Great Minds 45

LECTURE 4Sources of Western Civilization 46

Texts： 47

A Biography of Socrates 47

The Life of Jesus Christ 56

LECTURE 5The Greats and Their Times 60

Texts： 61

The Life and Thoughts of Saint Augustine 61

Leonardo da Vinci： His Life and His Time 71

LECTURE 6Change the Mind， Change the World 74

Texts： 75

The Life and Thoughts of John Locke 75

Simone Beauvoir： A Biography 85

RESOURCES＆LINKS 89

PART 3 Insights 91

LECTURE 7The Dawn of the Modern Era： Renaissance and Reformation 92

Texts： 93

Personality of a Renaissance Man 93

The European Reformation 101

LECTURE 8Age of Enlightenment and Revolution 104

Texts： 105

What Is Enlightenment？ 105

The Coming of the French Revolution 115

LECTURE 9Democracy and Globalization 118

Texts： 119

Democracy in America 119

Understanding Globalization 128

RESOURCES＆LINKS 131

PART 4 Academic Study and Communication 133

LECTURE 10Why Study the History of Civilizations 134

Texts： 135

Why Study History？ 135

The Uses of History 146

LECTURE11Writing Research Papers 150

Texts： 151

On Writing a Research Essay 151

Making the Case： Sample Essay 158

LECTURE 12Academic Communication 162

Texts： 163

Two International Symposiums for Civilization Studies 163

Journals of Civilization Study 174

RESOURCES＆LINKS 178