"和"是中华文明的精髓之一，它是我们民族长期孜孜以求的理想状态。和谐是中国传统哲学辩证法和马克思主义哲学辩证法的落脚点，因此它对于中华文化和中国特色社会主义有着天然的亲近感。党的十六大尤其是十六届三中全会、四中全会以来，以同志为总书记的党中央从建设小康社会、开创中国特色社会主义事业新局面的全局出发，明确提出构建社会主义和谐社会的战略任务。在书中，作者从民主法治、公平正义、诚信友爱、充满活力、安定有序、人与自然和谐相处这六大方面详细展望了和谐社会的美好愿景。
韩震，山东省阳谷县人，哲学博士，教授，博士生导师，北京外国语大学党委书记。曾任北京师范大学副校长、北京外国语大学校长。主要社会兼职有：马克思主义理论研究和建设工程咨询委员会委员，教育部高等学校教学指导委员会哲学类专业教学指导委员会主任委员，北京市哲学学会副会长等。曾入选北京市"跨世纪青年理论工作者百人工程"培养计划、教育部"跨世纪人才"培养计划、人事部等部委首批"新世纪百千万人才"、"四个一批"人才培养人选、中组部"哲学社会科学领军人才"。主要研究方向为近现代欧美哲学、西方历史哲学、价值哲学。先后主持多项国家和省部级重大攻关项目，多次获得和省部级人文社会科学成果奖。
Chapter 1 Understanding of "Harmony (`He Xie`in Chinese)" and "Harmonious Society"
Section One:Definition of "harmony"
Section Two:Understanding of "harmonious society"
Section Three: Understanding of harmonious socialist society
Chapter 2 Enlightenment of Chinese Traditional National Culture to Building of a Harmonious Socialist Society
Section One:Relevance between national culture and building of a harmonious socialist society
Section Two:Advocate excellent national culture of China, facilitate building of a harmonious socialist society
Chapter 3 Harmony is a Value Based on Chinese Cultural Tradition
Section One: Harmony as the value goal of social development
Section Two: Harmony is a value foundation of the social system
Section Three:Harmony is an important norm of social value
Chapter 4 Harmony is the Value that Embodies Socialist Characteristics
Section One:Only socialism can firmly guarantee the broadest sense of social harmony
Section Two:Socialism upholds fairness and justice and manifests real social harmony
Chapter 5 Harmony is a Kind of Universal Values
Section One:Harmony should be the theoretical basis of universal cultural values
Section Two:It is of practical significance to take harmony as a kind of universal cultural values
