| ABSTRACT | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| CONTENTS | 第10-12页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第12-21页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Iris Murdoch and The Black Prince | 第12-14页 |
| ·Literature Review of The Black Prince | 第14-19页 |
| ·Narrative Criticisms | 第14-16页 |
| ·Thematic Criticisms | 第16-17页 |
| ·Criticisms on Murdoch’s Artistic Thoughts | 第17-19页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第21-28页 |
| ·Good as the Transcendental Reality of Morality | 第22-23页 |
| ·Consciousness as the Fundamental Mode of Moral Being | 第23-25页 |
| ·Attention as the Way to Moral Growth | 第25-28页 |
| CHAPTER III THE ILLUSIONS OF THE SELF | 第28-38页 |
| ·Murdoch’s Critique of the Self | 第28-29页 |
| ·Manifestation of Bradley’s Egocentrism | 第29-34页 |
| ·Prejudices against Christian, Francis, Arnold | 第30-32页 |
| ·Lacking of Love for his Sister and Friends | 第32-33页 |
| ·Selfish Desire towards Rachel | 第33-34页 |
| ·Consequences of Bradley’s Egocentrism | 第34-38页 |
| ·Anxiety and Fear | 第34-36页 |
| ·Hatred and Jealousy | 第36-38页 |
| CHAPTER IV LOVE AS A PRACTICE OF ATTENTION | 第38-48页 |
| ·Murdoch’s Concept of Love | 第38-41页 |
| ·Love as the Motive Energy to Direct Moral Attention | 第38-39页 |
| ·Love as the Realization of the Knowledge of the Individual | 第39-41页 |
| ·Bradley’s Recognition of the Existence of Other Characters | 第41-44页 |
| ·Bradley’s Extension of Sympathy to Other Characters | 第44-48页 |
| CHAPTER V ART AS A PRACTICE OF ATTENTION | 第48-58页 |
| ·Murdoch’s View of Art and Morals | 第48-51页 |
| ·Bradley’s Fantasies Leading to His Failure in Art | 第51-54页 |
| ·Techniques of Bradley’s Unselfing as an Artist | 第54-56页 |
| ·Murdoch’s Use of the First-male Narration | 第56-58页 |
| CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION | 第58-61页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第61-64页 |