Chapter Ⅰ During the Present Age Nobody Can Achieve It, but I! Life, Aspirations, and Works
Chapter Ⅱ Knowledge of the Good: The Starting Point for Human Nature
Chapter Ⅲ Humaneness, Righteousness, Ritual Courtesy, and Wisdom: The Moral System
Chapter Ⅳ I am Good at Nurturing My Flood-like Qi: Moral and Spiritual Self-Cultivation
Chapter Ⅴ Judging People and the Times, Letting the Mind Meet Intent: Expounding the Cultural Tradition
Chapter Ⅵ Humane Government: Government Ideals and Social Criticism
Chapter Ⅶ How Can it be Said that I am Fond of Debate? The Thought and Language of a Powerful Debater
Chapter Ⅷ The Great Way: Confucian Thought and the Development of Man
一 当今之世,舍我其谁
--生平、抱负和著作
二 良知
--人性的起点
三 仁义礼智
--道德体系
四 我善养吾浩然之气
--道德与精神的修养
五 知人论世,以意逆志
--文化传统的阐释
六 仁政
--政治理想与社会批判
七 予岂好辩哉
--雄辩的思想和语言
八 大道
--儒家思想与人的发展