PART 1 A Panorama：West Is West

LECTURE 1An Introduction to Western Civilization

Texts：

The Idea of Western Civilization

Defining Civilizations

LECTURE 2Society and Civilization

Texts：

The West in Western Civilization

Civilizations as Societies

LECTURE 3The Prospect of Civilization

Texts：

The Clash of Civilizations？

The End of History？

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PART 2 Great Minds

LECTURE 4Sources of Western Civilization

Texts：

A Biography of Socrates

The Life of Jesus Christ

LECTURE 5The Greats and Their Times

Texts：

The Life and Thoughts of Saint Augustine

Leonardo da Vinci： His Life and His Time

LECTURE 6Change the Mind， Change the World

Texts：

The Life and Thoughts of John Locke

Simone Beauvoir： A Biography

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PART 3 Insights

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

Texts：

Personality of a Renaissance Man

The European Reformation

LECTURE 8Age of Enlightenment and Revolution

Texts：

What Is Enlightenment？

The Coming of the French Revolution

LECTURE 9Democracy and Globalization

Texts：

Democracy in America

Understanding Globalization

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PART 4 Academic Study and Communication

LECTURE 10Why Study the History of Civilizations

Texts：

Why Study History？

The Uses of History

LECTURE11Writing Research Papers

Texts：

On Writing a Research Essay

Making the Case： Sample Essay

LECTURE 12Academic Communication

Texts：

Two International Symposiums for Civilization Studies

Journals of Civilization Study

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