Northwestern University Lectures - First Series

Author: Compiled by the Editorial Committee of "Peking University Lectures"
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Publishing Date: 2002-01-01
Features: What is a "lecture"? Scholars speak on stage, students listen in their seats. Some have "jokingly" said: You can skip classes at Peking University, but you must not miss a lecture. Today, in our campus, bulletin boards are filled with various lecture announcements. Before the lectures, classrooms are packed with students, desks covered with items used to claim seats. During the lectures, there is an enlightening awakening, and after the lectures, there are questions, debates, and deep reflections. All of this has become a distinctive campus scene at Peking University. Through this scene, you can see the "residents" traditionally thought of as the ivory tower, who have shed their arrogance and begin to reflect on themselves within the campus. You can also see the outside world, with admiration, curiosity, and inquiry, watching the hurried scholars within the tower, even stopping to linger on campus. Lectures not only enrich the sacred land of Peking University but also make this ancient campus more vibrant and youthful, becoming a valuable spiritual treasure for Peking University students. Universities aim to cultivate well-rounded talents, broaden students' knowledge, and naturally, change teaching methods and course arrangements are the most fundamental. However, achieving this in the short term is very challenging. Through numerous lectures, university students can learn about other disciplines, spark their interest in learning, be guided to study more basic humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, understand the latest developments in contemporary technology, and the hot topics in social and economic development, helping them better understand society and integrate into it. Lectures have thus become one of the most dynamic components of campus culture. Lectures are an open classroom for quality education.
[Editor's Recommendation] What is a "lecture"? Scholars speak on stage, students listen in their seats. Some have "jokingly" said: You can skip classes at Peking University, but you must not miss a lecture. Today, in our campus, bulletin boards are filled with various lecture announcements. Before the lectures, classrooms are packed with students, desks covered with items used to claim seats. During the lectures, there is an enlightening awakening, and after the lectures, there are questions, debates, and deep reflections. All of this has become a distinctive campus scene at Peking University. Through this scene, you can see the "residents" traditionally thought of as the ivory tower, who have shed their arrogance and begin to reflect on themselves within the campus. You can also see the outside world, with admiration, curiosity, and inquiry, watching the hurried scholars within the tower, even stopping to linger on campus. Lectures not only enrich the sacred land of Peking University but also make this ancient campus more vibrant and youthful, becoming a valuable spiritual treasure for Peking University students. Universities aim to cultivate well-rounded talents, broaden students' knowledge, and naturally, change teaching methods and course arrangements are the most fundamental. However, achieving this in the short term is very challenging. Through numerous lectures, university students can learn about other disciplines, spark their interest in learning, be guided to study more basic humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, understand the latest developments in contemporary technology, and the hot topics in social and economic development, helping them better understand society and integrate into it. Lectures have thus become one of the most dynamic components of campus culture. Lectures are an open classroom for quality education.
Peking University's lectures are the best in China, and those who give lectures at Peking University are naturally the best in reality. With the spirit of exploring truth, theyly share their research findings in lectures. To prevent the voice of thought from fading away with the wind and to let more people hear it, this book collects influential lectures held at Peking University in the past two years, compiled for this book. The lectures included in this book cover many fields such as economics, politics, and art, striving to embody the principle of inclusiveness. In the editing process, the compilers have tried to maintain the original on-site feel of the lectures, hoping to give readers a sense of being there.