| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| English Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter one Introduction and Literature Review | 第10-21页 |
| ·An Introduction to Henry David Thoreau and Walden | 第10-14页 |
| ·An Overview of Previous Studies | 第14-21页 |
| Chapter Two A Brief Introduction to Eco-ethics | 第21-31页 |
| ·Land Ethics | 第21-25页 |
| ·Deep Ecology | 第25-28页 |
| ·Gaia Hypothesis | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Three Geneses of Thoreau's Eco-ethic Thoughts | 第31-54页 |
| ·Concord Landscape | 第31-34页 |
| ·New England Transcendentalism | 第34-37页 |
| ·Oriental Philosophy | 第37-49页 |
| ·Hinduism | 第38-42页 |
| ·Confucianism | 第42-45页 |
| ·Taoism | 第45-49页 |
| ·North American Indian Culture | 第49-54页 |
| Chapter Four Gist of Thoreau's Eco-ethic Thoughts in Walden | 第54-67页 |
| ·Voluntary simplicity | 第54-58页 |
| ·Eco-centric Equality | 第58-62页 |
| ·Higher Laws | 第62-67页 |
| Chapter Five Thoreau's Self-culture through Nature | 第67-87页 |
| ·Self-knowledge through Nature | 第68-73页 |
| ·Self-exploration through Nature | 第73-77页 |
| ·Self-development through Nature | 第77-82页 |
| ·Self-realization through Nature | 第82-87页 |
| Conclusion | 第87-90页 |
| Works Cited | 第90-92页 |
