Acknowledgments
PART I: Kaibara Ekken
1. Introduction
2. Neo-Confucianism in the Early Tokugawa Period
3. Biography of Ekken
4. Introduction to Ekken's Thought
5. Analysis of Yamato Zokkun
6. A Comparative Treatment of Ekken's Ethical Treatises
7. Conclusion
PART II: Yamato Zokkun
8. Translation of Yamato Zokkun
9. Japanese Text of Yamato Zokkun
Appendices
A. Chronology of Kaibara Ekken's Life
B. A List of Ekken's Collected Works
Notes
Glossaries
Bibliography
Index