刘宗周是明代最后一位大儒,也是明代心学的总结性人物。他对理学的重要概念“意”给予新的解释和特别强调,意欲接治王阳明及其后学的种种流弊。他围绕诚意慎独宗旨所进行的说明和论证触及道德理性的深层含蕴,具有丰富而深刻的理论内容。 Liu Zongzhou is the last Ming Dynasty Confucianism, but also summary of the Ming Dynasty psychology. He gave new explanations and particular emphasis on “meaning”, which is an important concept of Neo-Confucianism, and intended to take over the mistakes of Wang Yangming and his subsequent studies. His explanations and arguments on the principle of sincerity, independence and prudence touch on the deep implications of moral rationality and have rich and profound theoretical content.