| Acknowledgements | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第8-11页 |
| Abstract in English | 第11-15页 |
| Introduction:Matthew Arnold and "Culture" | 第15-38页 |
| The Development of culture | 第15-18页 |
| Matthew Arnold with cultural studies | 第18-20页 |
| A review of related literature | 第20-29页 |
| The lavout of the dissertation | 第29-34页 |
| Notes | 第34-38页 |
| Chapter One Scientific Spirit:to Render an Intelligent Being More Intelligent | 第38-81页 |
| ·"To see the object as in itself it really is" | 第40-42页 |
| ·"The best that has been known and thought in the world" | 第42-58页 |
| ·Disinterestedness and "touchstone" theory | 第58-71页 |
| ·Hellenism and Hebraism | 第71-77页 |
| Notes | 第77-81页 |
| Chapter Two Humanistic Concern:to Make Reason and the Will of God Prevail | 第81-126页 |
| ·Humanism and Arnold's conception of culture | 第83-85页 |
| ·Knowing oneself and best self | 第85-95页 |
| ·Barbarian,Philistine,Populace and the aliens | 第95-110页 |
| ·The State and right reason | 第110-122页 |
| Notes | 第122-126页 |
| Chapter Three Education:the Agent of Culture | 第126-167页 |
| ·Educational background | 第126-134页 |
| ·Arnold's conception of culture with elementary,secondary and higher education | 第134-151页 |
| ·Education and perfection | 第151-163页 |
| Notes | 第163-167页 |
| Conclusion | 第167-173页 |
| Bibliography | 第173-179页 |
