序.................................................................(1)

第一章 儒家與古代社會.............................................(1)
1.禮崩樂壞.....................................................(2)
2.「儒」與儒家.................................................(3)
3.走向顯學.....................................................(9)
4.道統.........................................................(15)
5.儒如五谷.....................................................(17)

第二章 心憂天下，兼濟入世.........................................(22)
1.蒿目憂世.....................................................(22)
2.入世與救世...................................................(26)
3.濟世安民.....................................................(30)
4.「君子」人格.................................................(38)

第三章 民為邦本...................................................(52)
1.家、國、天下.................................................(52)
2.國家的起源與形成.............................................(54)
3.民為邦本.....................................................(60)
4.重民與愛民...................................................(69)

第四章 大公與愛國.................................................(80)
1.公、私探源...................................................(80)
2.環己為私，背私為公...........................................(82)
3.貴公賤私.....................................................(84)
4.公者，天道...................................................(90)
5.大公無私與愛國...............................................(100)

第五章 忠君與愛國.................................................(105)
1.忠之探源.....................................................(105)
2.事君以忠.....................................................(109)
3.君為臣綱.....................................................(114)
4.從道不從君...................................................(118)
5.忠君與愛國...................................................(124)

第六章 親親與愛國.................................................(140)
1.善事父母為孝.................................................(140)
2.親親為仁.....................................................(142)
3.孝與《孝經》.................................................(146)
4.孝的愚話、神話...............................................(149)
5.哀哀父母，生我劬勞...........................................(151)
6.親親與愛國...................................................(164)

第七章 大同理想與普世關懷.........................................(173)
1.遠逝的「大同」...............................................(173)
2.「大同」之夢.................................................(175)
3.適彼樂土.....................................................(183)
4.天下為天下人之天下...........................................(188)
5.致君堯舜.....................................................(195)
6.大同與博愛...................................................(198)

第八章 夷夏大防、民族意識與文化關切...............................(202)
1.洪荒皆夷狄...................................................(202)
2.中國有文.....................................................(203)
3.夷狄文不備...................................................(208)
4.夷夏分其疆...................................................(210)
5.夷夏大防.....................................................(212)
6.尊王攘夷.....................................................(218)
7.扶長中夏.....................................................(223)

第九章 儒家與社會認同.............................................(231)
1.「群」的兩大理由.............................................(231)
2.「群」與文明.................................................(232)
3.「群」的擴張與社會凝聚.......................................(234)
4.儒學與社會認同...............................................(239)

結語：傳統與現實...................................................(250)
後記...............................................................(258)