A dead world, a living human heart

Author: Lu Xianggan, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: The Contemporary Humanities Translation Series is dedicated to translating and introducing the essence of studies on humanistic spirit and human nature by scholars from various countries around the world today. The advocacy and establishment of innovative consciousness, open consciousness, problem consciousness, interdisciplinary consciousness, and applied consciousness have become the mainstream of contemporary humanistic research. Today's focus has shifted from the past question of "What do we know?" to "What do we still not know?" The Contemporary Humanities Translation Series takes this as its guiding principle. In selecting materials, it strives to be accessible yet academically refined, fresh yet not sensational, open yet not prone to empty talk, lively yet not lacking elegance, and simple yet profound, thereby discarding pretentiousness and cultivating the genuine essence of truth, goodness, and beauty.
The Contemporary Humanities Translation Series includes four volumes: The Scent of Men, New Continent vs. Old Continent, God Who Spoke Everything, and A Dead World, a Living Heart. They will take you from the distant ancient Rome to the transformed present, from the old continent of Europe to the new continent of America, from the vibrant Oceania to the mysterious worlds of Africa and the Arab world, revealing to you legends and stories from all corners of the globe. They will inspire you to examine the past and the present from multiple perspectives—literature, history, philosophy, religion, anthropology, and sociology—igniting your passion for knowledge and desire for truth, goodness, and beauty.