李德发编著的《论语导读(英文版)》介绍了孔子的生平和《论语》的主要思想。孔子和他的言论集《论语》至今仍对中国社会和中国人有着深刻影响。孔子是怎样的一个人，有着怎样的人生经历；《论语》又是怎样一部书，为何两千余年来为中国人所推崇。本书介绍了孔子的生平和《论语》的主要思想。

李德发编著的《论语导读(英文版)》讲述了：The Analects of Confucius is a work of philosophy which has had a profoundinfluence on Chinese society and the Chinese people throughout the country’Slong history，and continues to exert its impact today．For more than 2，000 yearsthis remarkable man and his remarkable career，and this remarkable work ofphilosophy have occupied a prominent place in the history and culture of Chinaand in the mentality of its people．The present book introduces the life ofConfucius and the main ideas of the Analects．It is divided into seven chaptersdealing respectively with the sage’S life story，and his ideas on education，rationality and emotion，self-restraint and the restoration of the Rites，benevolence，governing by non—action and“the gentleman．”

Chapter 1 The Life of Confucius

  1. Reaching the Summit of His Career

  2. Journeying Through the Stales

  3. The Final Years

  4. Why Didn't Confucius Hand Down His Own Writings?

  5. His Important Contributions to Thought

  6. Confucius' Political Ideas

Chapter 2 Confucius' Concept of Education

  1. Education for All and Tailored Instruction

  2. Lifelong Education

  3. Teaching and Learning Go Hand-in-hand

  4. Preaching and Education for a Better World

  5. Confucius' Famous Disciples

Chapter 3 Ethics and Kinship Ties

  1. Filial Piety and Fraternal Affection

  2. Forming Friendships

  3. The Golden Mean

Chapter 4 Exercising Self-restraint and Restoring the Rites

  1. Breaking Away from the Fetters of the Rites of Zhou

  2. Inheriting and Developing the Various Kinds of Ceremony

Chapter 5 Benevolence

  1. Benevolence Means Love for Others

  2. How Does One Practice True Benevolence?

  3. Benevolence in the Political Domain

  4. The Meaning of Benevolent Rule

Chapter 6 Government by Non-action

  1. The Meaning of Government by Non-action

  2. Protecting the Interests of the People

  3. Not Exceeding the Realm of the Way and Virtue

Chapter 7 The Gentleman

  1. Breaking Free from the Bonds of Status

  2. Unity of Thought and Action

  3. The Difference between the Gentleman and the Petty Man

  4. Magnanimity

  5. Sincerity

  6. Overcoming Weaknesses

  7. Self-reflection

  8. Self-cultivation