1 Ordering Learning 3
2 Establishing Models and Exemplars 17
3 Cultivating the Fundamental 31
4 The Way of Humility 51
5 Valuing Proof 61
6 Valuing Words 73
7 The Fundamental Principles of the Arts 85
8 An Examination of Disputation 97
9 Wisdom and Deeds 105
10 Titles and Emoluments 121
11 Examining Falsity 135
12 A Rebuke of Social Connections 153
13 Astronomical Systems 175
14 Distinguishing Between Premature Death and Longevity 187
15 Attend to the Fundamentals 205
16 Examining the Selection of High Officials 219
17 Be Careful of the Advice One Follows 235
18 Destruction of the State 249
19 Rewards and Punishments 265
20 Population Figures 271
21 Reinstitute the Three-Year Mourning Period 277
22 Regulate the Allotment of Corvée Laborers 283
Notes 291
Bibliography 343
Index 357