从中西文明两大体系的核心观念入手，跨文化地介绍中西文明概况
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
框架清晰、概念典型、例证精到
 
CD-ROM内的电子版教材含1000多页与主题紧密相联的翔实资料、图片、构思新颖，为读者提供了一种独特的学习体验。

Dedication to Professor Ding Wangdao
Preface by Professor Gu Zhengkun
Authors'Preface
OVERALL lNTRODUCTION
MAIN READINGS
Introductory Lecture Backgrounds(to be read after the fimt lecture)
Week 1：Beginning Comparative Studies
Encounter 1：LEARNING：Formal&InformaI(to be read before the lecture
Week 2：E1．1：TraditionaIIdeas and Practices
Week 3：E1．2：Modern Schooling
Encounter 2：HUMANS IN FAMILIES
Week 4：E2．1：Traditional Family Practices
Week 5：E2．2：Modem Trends
Encounter 3：DEFINING HUMANS：Bodies and Selves
Week 6：E3．1：TraditionaI VJews
Week 7：E3．2：Modem V Jews
Encounter 4：HUMANS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS
Week 8：E4．1：TraditionalIdeas
Week 9：E4．2：Modern Dilemmas：Economics versus
Ecology
Encounter 5：HUMANS AND AUTHORITY
Week 10：E5．1：TraditionaI Authorities
Week 11：E5．2：Modern Authorities
Encounter 6：VALUES AND WORLDVIEWS
Week 12：E6．1：TraditionaI Orientations
Week 13：E6．2：Modem Tendencies
Review and Overview：Post-Modern Challenges
Week 14：Post-Modern Challenges to AII of the Above