宋明理学并非现代人常说的内向之学,其学术思想实践具有深远的社会政治意义。晚明大儒刘宗周之学以慎独为宗,其思想由"生气(欲)"论、"喜怒哀乐"说和"一万互统"说逐层奠基,具备独特的义理结构和政教义蕴。此所谓政教义蕴经由刘氏门人黄宗羲对师学的继承和发挥,更得以充分展现。
Neo-Confucianism of Song and Ming Dynasties has an important and far-reaching political meaning. Liu Zongzhou' s thought is one of the most important philosophies in Neo-Confucianism. He advanced a new theory about the doctrine of Shen-du(vigilance in solitude). Huang Zongxi showed its political significance further in Ming Yi Dai Fang Lu.