New Curriculum Humanities Reader: The Taste of Pears (Junior High School Volume 3)

Author: Liu Na
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: "Nature," "Self," "Society," "Science," "Culture," and "Spirit" are the six major elements in everyone's life, as well as the six themes of humanities education. We strive to enable students to "read classic works and engage in dialogues with masters," integrating arts and sciences, discussing the past and present, and exploring both Eastern and Western perspectives. Through this series of books, we aim to develop students' noble human qualities, help them gain a comprehensive understanding of various expression methods and literary forms, enhance their language skills, and achieve humanities-based cultivation. Our pursuit is to allow students to progress step by step in their reading, while readers also desire to expand their horizons in alignment with their textbooks.
This volume focuses on the theme of "Man and Society." Through the power of literature, it provides insights into the social life beyond campus, helping students quickly engage with and understand society, as well as grasp different historical periods of social development. It allows them to develop a unique literary aesthetic appreciation of emotions and phenomena within society. In the society we inhabit, the development of both man and society is both contradictory and unified. The essence of social development lies in promoting the comprehensive development of individuals, while individuals are the active subjects of social development, as well as its most valuable resource and core driving force. In society, the fulfillment of people's multi-layered needs—both material and spiritual—creates a close interaction between individuals and society, leading to diverse relationships. In society, humanity should strive for the improvement of overall quality, achieve harmony with nature, and simultaneously satisfy their desires through labor. This is also the value orientation and fundamental goal of social development.