Unit1 History 1
Text A What Do Historians Do? 3
Text B The Pursuit of History 13
Unit2 Art 20
Text A The Rules of Art Now 22
Text B Academic Condition of Contemporary Art 34
Unit3 Science and Technology 42
Text A An Introduction to The Science Delusion 44
Text B What Is Science? 54
Unit4 Philosophy 62
Text A An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science 64
Text B Modern Science as Philosophy 76
Unit5 Race and Nation 84
Text A Ethnicity and Globalization 86
Text B Exploring Transculturalism 97
Unit6 Society 103
Text A Sustainability and Social Innovation 105
Text B Social Innovation: Origins, Definitions,
and Main Elements 117
Unit7 Communication 124
Text A New Media Challenges to the Theory and Practice
of Communication Engagement 126
Text B New Media and Communication 138
Unit8 Education 145
Text A Development and Learning 147
Text B University Education 157
Unit9 Nature and Environment 164
Text A Environmental Ethics 166
Text B Daoism and Nature 178
Unit10 Business 185
Text A Business Ethics in the Trenches 187
Text B Whatever Happened to Business Ethics? 197
Unit11 Belief and Culture 203
Text A Are Science and Religion Compatible? 205
Text B Five Conflicts Between Science and Religion 217
Unit12 Politics 224
Text A A Politics of the Common Good (Excerpts) 226
Text B The Common Good 239