| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| ·Iris Murdoch and Her Main Works | 第9-11页 |
| ·An Introduction to A Fairly Honorable Defeat | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Present Research on Iris Murdoch’s Works | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Feminist Ethics of Care and Iris Murdoch’s Ethical Ideas | 第15-18页 |
| ·The Formation of Feminist Ethics of Care | 第15页 |
| ·The Current Research on Feminist Ethics of Care | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Main Views of Feminist Ethics of Care | 第16-17页 |
| ·Iris Murdoch’s Ethical Ideas | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 3 The Ethical Exploration of Human Nature in A Fairly Honorable Defeat | 第18-33页 |
| ·The Struggle between Good and Evil from the Perspective of Ethics | 第18-25页 |
| ·Julius’s (Satanic) Evil Behavior by the Standard of Justice Ethics | 第18-21页 |
| ·Tallis’s (Christ’s) Small Figure in the Standard of Ethics of Care | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Weaknesses of Human Nature in the Fairly Honorable Defeat of the Goodness | 第23-25页 |
| ·The Different Understanding of Love from the Perspective of Ethics of Care | 第25-31页 |
| ·Iris Murdoch’s Understanding of Love | 第25-26页 |
| ·Julius’s Refusal of Love | 第26-27页 |
| ·Tallis’s Altruistic Love | 第27页 |
| ·Morgan’s Illusive Love in Her Unreal Spiritual World | 第27-29页 |
| ·Hilda’s Tolerance of Others in Her Traditional Moral Love | 第29-30页 |
| ·Simon’s No Self-Love in the Lack of Communicating with Others | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Evaluation of Women’s Self-Value | 第31-33页 |
| ·Morgan’s Loss of Happiness in Her Promiscuity | 第31页 |
| ·Hilda’s Loss of Self in Her Appendage to Man | 第31-32页 |
| ·Iris Murdoch’s Attitude towards Women’s Liberation | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第33-35页 |
| Bibliography | 第35-38页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第38-39页 |