Socrates in Sichuan : Chinese Students Search for Truth, Justice, and the (Chinese) Way /

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This unprecedented portrait of the Chinese mind allows the up-and-coming generation--known as the ba ling hou, or "post-1980s generation"--To express its unique perspective on China--and America. In addition, the book provides the reader with a crash course in Chinese culture, both ancient...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Vernezze, Peter, 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2011.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Peace Corps (U.S.)
China > Zusammenstellung
Praktische Ethik.
Angewandte Ethik
Social conditions.
Manners and customs.
Americans.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Americans > China.
China
China.
Chine > Moeurs et coutumes.
Chine > Conditions sociales > 2000-
China > Social life and customs.
China > Social conditions > 2000-
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What am I doing here?
  • What is the good life?
  • What is the impact of technology on our lives?
  • What is a good marriage?
  • What is the meaning of life?
  • What is a hero?
  • Fate or free will?
  • What is sanity?
  • What is a good education?
  • What is human nature?
  • Are there two sides to every coin?
  • Is marriage necessary?
  • Is romantic love a myth?
  • What is the difference between Eastern and Western thinking?
  • What is the value of the past?
  • What is funny?
  • What are the limits of privacy?
  • Is prostitution wrong?
  • What is truth?
  • Meltdown
  • What is gender?
  • When is a boycott justified?
  • What is our obligation in a disaster?
  • One year later : Chinese sex parks, swine flu, and my return to Chengdu
  • Final thoughts : the Tao of Angelina.

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