晚明时期一些思想家和艺术家倡导“唯情论”，试图通过情这一路径追求普遍意义和永恒价值。这种趋向由李贽发起，在袁宏道审美观的演变过程中更趋明显，随后的汤显祖表现出对超越肉体的精神意义的情的渴望与追求，而冯梦龙则试图以主体的内在情感为道德规范的基础。这种种努力和探求，使得晚明思潮明显地表现出一种路向的转变。 In the late Ming period, some thinkers and artists advocated “the theory of sentiment,” seeking to pursue universal significance and eternal value through this path of love. This trend was initiated by Li Zhi and became more apparent during the evolution of Yuan Hongdao’s aesthetic outlook. Later, Tang Xianzu showed his desire and pursuit to transcend the spiritual meaning of the flesh, while Feng Menglong tried to take the inner feelings of the subject as the moral standard Foundation. This kind of effort and exploration made the trend of late Ming clearly show a change of direction.