Unit 1 Happiness 1
Reading A Oh,Joy 3
Elements of Thought：Analysis 14
Reading B A New Gauge to See What's Beyond Happiness 16
Elements of Thought：Synthesis 24
Unit 2 Education 27
Reading A What Is College For？ 28
Elements of Thought：Induction 38
Reading B Curriculum Designed to Unite Art and Science 39
Elements of Thought：Deduction 49
Unit 3 Authentic Reading 51
Reading A The Subconscious Shelf 52
Elements of Thought：Pattern 61
Reading B Reading and Guilty Pleasure 62
Elements of Thought：Theory 71
Unit 4 Travel 73
Reading A Reclaiming Travel 74
Elements of Thought：Thesis 84
Reading B Where Heaven and Earth Come Closer 85
Elements of Thought：Issue 96
Unit 5 Life Style 97
Reading A The“Busy”Trap 98
Elements of Thought：Argument 108
Reading B The Joy of Quiet 109
Elements of Thought：Evidence 118
Unit 6 Friendship 119
Reading A Friendship in an Age of Economics 120
Elements of Thought：Opinion 131
Reading B “Friendship：An Exposé”by Joseph Epstein 132
Elements of Thought：Interpretation 140
Unit 7 Social Stratification 141
Reading A The New Elitists 142
Elements of Thought：Conclusion 153
Reading B The Rise of the“Ordinary”Elite 154
Elements of Thought：Implication 162
Unit 8 Morality 163
Reading A Is“Do Unto Others”Written into Our Genes？ 165
Elements of Thought：Viewpoint 177
Reading B Is Pure Altruism Possible？ 178
Elements of Thought：Fallacy 188
Unit 9 Life in the Digital Age 191
Reading A We,Robots 192
Elements of Thought：Evaluation 201
Reading B The Flight from Conversation 202
Elements of Thought：Judgment 212
Unit 10 French People and Their Language 213
Reading A The French Have a（Precise and Elegant）Word for It 214
Elements of Thought：Cognition 223
Reading B Vive la Similarité 224
Elements of Thought：Meta-cognition 233