Art of Being Human

Table of Contents

• • Foreword
  • Praise from students
  • Dear Student

• Lesson 1: Fieldwork

• • Introduction
  • Asking Questions, Making Connections, and Trying New Things
  • Challenge One: Talking to Strangers

• Lesson 2: Culture

• • Introduction
  • The Art Of Seeing
  • Growing up Among the Nacirema
  • Challenge Two: Fieldwork of the Familiar

• Lesson 3: Evolution

• • Introduction
  • Who Are We?
  • The (Un)Making Of The Modern Body:
  • Challenge Three: The 28 Day Challenge

• Lesson 4: Language

• • Introduction
  • The Power Of Language
  • Challenge Four: Word Weaving

• Lesson 5: Infrastructure

• • Introduction
  • Tools And Their Humans
  • Mediated Culture
  • Challenge Five: The UnThing Experiment

• Lesson 6: Social Structure

• • Introduction
  • Love In Four Cultures
  • Becoming Our Selves
  • Challenge Six: Get Uncomfortable

• Lesson 7: Superstructure

• • Introduction
  • Big Questions about Morality
  • The Dynamics Of Culture
  • Religions And Wisdom Of The World
  • Challenge Seven: The Other Encounter

• Lesson 8: Globalization

• • Introduction
  • The Tragedy of Our Times
  • Challenge Eight: Global Connections

• Lesson 9: "The Good Life"

• • Introduction
  • Creating "The Good Life"
  • The Power Of Storytelling
  • Challenge Nine: Meaning-Making

• Lesson 10: The Art of Being Human

• • Introduction
  • There Are No Accidents
  • If Paul Farmer Is The Model...
  • Challenge Ten: Your Manifesto
• • About the Author