本論文企圖依據涉及孔子稱《詩》、論《詩》、讀《詩》、言《詩》等的諸多史料，來探討孔子對《詩》的詮釋方法。本文依一、前言，

This essay explores Confucius' hermeneutical method through his speeches, referencing, reading and discussion of the "Book of Odes". It has the following sections: 1. Preface 2. Clarification of terms in "poetry or odes", the "Book of Odes" and "three hundred stanzas of the "Book of Odes" 3. The Pre-Confucian formation and use of the text 4. Confucius' hermeneutical method with regard to the "Book of Odes", and 5. Conclusion.