Know Science

Author: Liu Bing
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: "The Cultural Reader for University Students" provides rich and beneficial content in enhancing the cultural literacy of university students, promoting their healthy growth, and helping them establish a scientific worldview, values, and philosophy of life. The articles in the series mostly adopt famous works by thinkers, educators, and literary and artistic figures from ancient and modern China and abroad, combined with specific themes, to express insights and experiences at different stages and in various circumstances of life development. They possess strong emotional appeal and have a subtle, gradual, and gentle nurturing effect. "Understanding Science" is a science and culture reader selected for university students. This book aims to bridge the gap between scientific culture and humanistic culture by selecting representative works from various science and culture books. The selected articles are roughly divided into eight parts based on the fields they cover and the academic significance they contain: Facing Science, Understanding Scientists, Science and Beauty, The Social Responsibility of Scientists, The Naturalistic Sentiment of Scientists, Humanistic Perspectives, Protecting Nature, and Scientific Theories. Reading this book helps readers deepen their understanding and grasp of the cultural connotations of science from a humanistic perspective.