Unit 1 History 1
Text A Introduction to the Third Edition of The History of Africa 3
Text B Discovery in Mexican Cave May Drastically Change the Known Timeline of Humans¡¯ Arrival to the Americas 14
Unit 2 Art 21
Text A Distinctive Functions of Artistic Representation 23
Text B The Function of African Music in African Culture 34
Unit 3 Philosophy 65
Text A The Meaning of Life: Questions and Answers 67
Text B Lives of Meaning and Significance 79
Unit 4 Race and Nation 87
Text A Ethnic American Literature as Voice of Ethnic Culture 89
Text B The Importance of Irish Tales in Western European Literature 100
Unit 5 Society 108
Text A Consequences of Social Class 110
Text B Sociological Models of Social Class 123
Unit 6 Communication 131
Text A The History of Communication 133
Text B The Breadth of the Communication Field 144
Unit 7 Education 152
Text A The Nature and Development of the Taxonomy 154
Text B Learning by Degrees 165
Unit 8 Nature and Environment 172
Text A Silent Spring 174
Text B Restoring for Natural Authenticity 186
Unit 9 Business 194
Text A Cashless Society: A Huge Threat to Our Freedom 196
Text B A Brief Journey Through Payments & Ledgers 208
Unit 10 Belief and Culture 216
Text A Daoism 218
Text B Early Christianity 231
Unit 11 Politics 240
Text A Which Europe Now? 242
Text B The Future of the European Union: How to Save
Europe 254