| 摘要 | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第4-6页 |
| Synopsis | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Han Feizi and the Chinese Rhetorical Tradition | 第9-10页 |
| ·Comments on the Previous Studies on Han Feizi | 第10-12页 |
| ·Goals,Methods and Structure of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two The Theoretical Underpinnings:An Introduction to Western Rhetoric | 第13-19页 |
| ·The Origin of Western Rhetoric | 第13页 |
| ·Defining Rhetoric | 第13-14页 |
| ·Rhetoric's Scope of Operation | 第14页 |
| ·Five Distinguishing Characteristics of Rhetorical Discourse | 第14-17页 |
| ·Rhetoric is adapted to an audience & reveals human motives | 第15-16页 |
| ·Rhetoric seeks persuasion | 第16-17页 |
| ·Social Functions of the Art of Rhetoric | 第17-19页 |
| ·Rhetoric tests ideas | 第17页 |
| ·Rhetoric assists advocacy | 第17-18页 |
| ·Rhetoric distributes power | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Three Han Feizi's General Perspective on Rhetoric | 第19-27页 |
| ·Han's Social and Personal Background | 第19页 |
| ·Han's Awareness of the Power of Rhetoric | 第19-24页 |
| ·The Power of Rhetoric for the Ruler's Administration and Control | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Power of Rhetoric for Personal Advancement | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Power of Rhetoric for the Fight between Different Ideologies | 第22-24页 |
| ·Han Feizi and Argumentation | 第24-27页 |
| ·The Origin of Argumentation according to Han | 第24页 |
| ·Han's Attitude towards Argumentation | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter Four Han Feizi's Theory of Persuasion | 第27-36页 |
| ·Rhetor,Audience,and the Power Relationship between them | 第27页 |
| ·Rhetor's Adaptation to the Audience | 第27-30页 |
| ·Rhetor's Ethos | 第30-32页 |
| ·The Norms and the Strategies a Good Audience Should Abide by | 第32-36页 |
| ·Not to reveal true desires and motives | 第33页 |
| ·To penetrate into the rhetors' true motives | 第33-34页 |
| ·To test the minister's words by judging their function and utility | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第36-37页 |
| References | 第37-39页 |
| 攻读学位期间承担的科研任务与主要成果 | 第39-40页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第40-41页 |
| 个人简历 | 第41-42页 |
