What Does It Mean to be Human?

The Author: Alan T. Wood is Professor of History in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences program at the University of Washington, Bothell, where he has served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. He received his Ph.D. in Chinese history from the University of Washington. Dr. Wood has taught at Whitman College, as well as on two around-the-world voyages on Semester at Sea. He is the author of Limits to Autocracy: From Sung Neo-Confucianism to a Doctrine of Political Rights and co-author of World Civilizations.

«Fascination with Alan Wood’s manuscript scuttled my plans for a Saturday morning. In elegant, captivating prose, he advanced his central thesis throughout all the major themes of the human conversation. By the time I finished, I knew what should be at the very core of everyone’s education.» (John I. Goodlad, President, Institute for Education Inquiry, Seattle, Washington)