西中文明比照

Dedication to Professor Ding Wangdao

独具一格的奇书：西中文明比较教材

Authors Preface

Liberal Arts Education

Immigrant Experience in Europe

Engagement with China

The Connection Between the CoAuthors

Chapter 1 Overall Introduction

Introduction

Study One Civilization or Two

Why This Comparison Now

From a Chinese Point of View

From a Western Point of View

Cultural Pluralism

Modernity Is Different in China and in the West

The Primary Goal of Comparative Civilization Studies

Western Thought Patterns in WCwCC

Caveats［warnings］

Preparatory Skills

Chapter 2 Technical Features， CDROM Text

Introduction

1. Installation

1.1 Installing Adobe Reader 8.0

1.2 Calling Up WCwCC

2. OnScreen Reading

2.1 Navigation Bar （at the top of the screen）

2.2 Vertical Navigation Aids

2.3 Commenting and MarkUp

2.4 Adjusting the Viewing Conditions

2.5 Clickable Links

2.6 Moving Up and Down

2.7 Looking Up Unfamiliar Words

2.8 SEARCH versus FIND

3. Copying or Printing

Chapter 3WCwCC as a University Course

How to Approach a Reading in WCwCC

1. Inspection

2. Interpretation

3. Comparison

4. Generalization

Modular Organization and Its Consequences

Format for Each Week's Readings

Recombining Cultural Elements Dispersed among Modules

Advice for Prospective Students and Teachers

SelfStudy versus InCourse Study

Understanding More Important Than Knowledge

Critical Thinking and Academic Writing in English

Introduction

Debate： the Concentrated Form of Western Argumentation

Comparative Guidelines for Argumentative Writing

The Basic Tripartite ［threepart］ Structure

The Model of Modern Science

Schematic Model for Structuring a Science Argument

An Alternative Model for Academic Papers： PUZZLE SOLVING

Schematic Model for Structuring a PuzzleSolving Argument

Constructing a Convincing Argument

Suggested Grading Criteria for Academic Essays in English

Conclusion

Chapter 4 Module Zero， 0.1 GROUNDWORK

Module 0.1.1 Working Concepts for Comparing Cultures

0.1.1.1 Mapping Ethnocentrism

0.1.1.2 Cultures and Civilizations： Definitions and Problems

0.1.1.3 Twelve Premises for Comparative Culture Studies

0.1.1.4 The Idea of a Cultural Construct

0.1.1.5 Worldviews and Paradigms

0.1.1.6 Modernity as a Touchstone Concept in WCwCC

0.1.1.7 The Place of History

0.1.1.8 False Friends

Module 0.1.2 Tentative Comparisons： China and the West

0.1.2.1 Guidelines for Credible Civilizational Comparisons

0.1.2.2 A ChineseBased Comparison： Prof. Gu Zhengkun's Seven Laws

0.1.2.3 Intersecting Cultural Constructs： DNA and the Yijing

0.1.2.4 Simplified Binary Comparisons： China and the West

Module 0.1.3 Intermediate Conclusion

Chapter 5 Modular Readings： Tables of Contents with Introductory Overviews

Module 1.1 CLASSICAL LANGUAGES： Chinese， Greek and Latin

Module 1.2 Modern Languages： Chinese and English

Module 2.1 Traditional Ideas about Education

Module 2.2 Modern Approaches to EDUCATION

Module 3.1 Traditional Ideas about Family and Gender

Module 3.2 Modern Views of Family and Gender

Module 4.1 Traditional Perspectives on Health and the Body

Module 4.2 Modern Concepts of Health and the Body

Module 5.1 Traditional Ideas about Human Nature

Module 5.2 Modern Views of Human Nature

Module 6.1 Traditional Concepts of Nature

Module 6.2 Modern Views of Nature

Module 7.1 Traditional Economics

Module 7.2 Modern Economics

Module 8.1 Traditional Governance

Module 8.2 Modern Governance

Module 9.1 Traditional Views of Law

Module 9.2 Modern Concepts of Law

Module 10.1 Traditional Concepts of Death

Module 10.2 Modern Perspectives on Death

Module 11.1 Traditional Values

Module 11.2 Modern Values

Module 12.1 Traditional Worldviews

Module 12.2 Modern Worldviews

Module 13.1 Traditional Ideas of Knowledge

Module 13.2 Modern Approaches to Knowledge

Appendix

《西中文明比照（第2版）》从中西文明两大体系的核心观念入手，跨文化地介绍了中西文明的概况；在阐述西方文明的同时，处处以中华文明为参照系；抓住了中西文明的整体外貌、基本特征和关键区别。《西中文明比照（第2版）》框架清晰、概念典型、例证精到。内附CD-ROM含有1000多页与主题紧密相连的翔实资料、图片。 CD-ROM内含作者在香港大学所作关于中西文明比较介绍的精彩讲座。

《西中文明比照（第2版）》作为一本跨文化地介绍中西文明概况的比较作品，作者选取的主题教学概念均引自中西方都比较熟悉的柏拉图、卢梭、霍布斯、荀子、孔子、朱熹等名家之论，从中西文明两大体系的核心观念入手，既可免于受堆积如山的编年史料之囿，又能使中国读者能够从理论高度迅速切入西中文明的核心领域。