THE PROLEGOMENA. 1
CHAPTER Ⅰ．OF THE CHINESE CLASSICS GENERALLY. 1
Ⅰ．Books included under the Name of the Chinese Classics 1
Ⅱ．The Authority of the Chinese Classics 3
CHAPTER Ⅱ．OF THE CONFUCIAN ANALECTS. 12
Ⅰ．Formation of the Text of the Analects by the Scholars of the Han Dynasty 12
Ⅱ．At what time,and by whom,the Analects were written;their Plan;and Authenticity 14
Ⅲ．Of Commentaries upon the Analects 18
Ⅳ．Of Various Readings 21
CHAPTER Ⅲ．OF THE GREAT LEARNING. 22
Ⅰ．History of the Text,and the different Arrangements of it which have been proposed 22
Ⅱ．Of the Authorship,and distinction of the Text into Classical Text and Commentary 26
Ⅲ．Its Scope and Value 27
CHAPTER Ⅳ．THE DOCTRINE OF THE MEAN. 35
Ⅰ．Its Place in the L？ Ch？,and its Publication separately 35
Ⅱ．Its Author;and some account of him 36
Ⅲ．Its Integrity 43
Ⅳ．Its Scope and Value 44
CHAPTER Ⅴ．CONFUCIUS AND HIS IMMEDIATE DISCIPLES. 56
Ⅰ．Life of Confucius 56
Ⅱ．His Influence and Opinions 90
Ⅲ．His Immediate Disciples 112
CHAPTER Ⅵ．LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL WORKS WHICH HAVE BEEN CONSULTED IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS VOLUME.Ⅰ．Chinese Works,with Brief Notices 128
Ⅱ．Translations and other Works 135
THE BODY OF THE VOLUME. 137
Ⅰ．CONFUCLAN ANALECTS 137
Book Ⅰ．Hsio R 137
Ⅱ．Wei Ch？ng 145
Ⅲ．P？Y？ 154
Ⅳ．L？Z？n 165
Ⅴ．Kung Y？Ch'ang 172
Ⅵ．Yung Y？ 184
Ⅶ．Sh？R 195
Ⅷ．T？i-po 207
Ⅸ．Tsze Han 216
Ⅹ．Hsiang Tang 227
Ⅺ．Hsien Tsin 237
Ⅻ．Yen Y？an 250
ⅩⅢ．Tsze-l？ 262
ⅩⅣ．Hsien W？n 275
ⅩⅤ．Wei Ling Kung 294
ⅩⅥ．Ch？Shih 306
ⅩⅦ．Yang Ho 317
ⅩⅧ．Wei Tsze 331
ⅩⅨ．Tsze-chang 339
ⅩⅩ．Y？o Y？eh 350
Ⅱ．THE GREAT LEARNING 355
Ⅲ．THE DOCTRINE OF THE MEAN 382
INDEXES. 435
Ⅰ．Subjects in the Confucian Analects 435
Ⅱ．Proper Names in the Confucian Analects 442
Ⅲ．Subjects in the Great Learning 445
Ⅳ．Proper Names in the Great Learning 446
Ⅴ．Subjects in the Doctrine of the Mean 446
Ⅵ．Proper Names in the Doctrine of the Mean 448
Ⅶ．Chinese Characters and Phrases 449