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