深入探索明代晚期哲学的思想，领略东林学派创始人的思想精髓
从道统论到性善论，从本体到工夫，顾宪成是理解中国哲学史不可或缺的思想家
为理解宋明理学提供了新的视角和深度分析

东林学派的创始人顾宪成是明代后期有名的哲学家、思想家和讲学者。他主持兴复东林书院，开展讲学活动，对明代晚期的思想界和社会有着极大的影响。
作为宋明理学目前的一位重要哲学家，顾宪成对朱熹和王阳明的哲学思想进行了批判性继承，对整个理学（心学）作出了批判意义的总结，同时极大地推动了明清之际的思想转向，可以说顾氏是推动宋明理学转向清代实学的重要代表，其思想在中国哲学目前具有重要的地位。本书对顾宪成的哲学思想进行全面而深细的梳理，通过辨析几组重要的哲学概念——道统论、先天与后天、性善、本体与工夫等——来详细考察和全面把握顾氏的哲学思想，同时展示了其哲学思想与宋明理学（特别是朱熹和王阳明）之间的渊源和异同。

目  录
第一章  前  论 ·····································································001
第一节  生平著述与学术渊源 ················································001
第二节  制义之名与讲学之名 ················································007
第三节  忧世之心与“联属”之志 ··········································018
第四节  东林学术之研究状况 ················································034
第二章  道统论及道学评价 ····················································049
第一节  道统论 ··································································049
第二节  尊周 ·····································································063
第三节  论道学诸子 ····························································079
第三章  先天与后天 ······························································104
第一节  先天出后天 ····························································104
第二节  理气同异 ·······························································116
第三节  性命交关 ·······························································127
第四章  “性善”与“小心” ·················································142
第一节  道性善 ··································································142
第二节  论心及“小心” ······················································158
第三节  论良知、良能 ·························································178
第五章  “无善无恶”之辨 ····················································200
第一节  辩告子 ··································································200
第二节  辩王阳明 ·······························································208
第三节  儒释之辨 ·······························································226
第四节  与钱渐庵辩 ····························································238
第五节  与管东溟之辩 ·························································246
第六章  论本体与工夫 ···························································261
第一节  本体与工夫 ····························································261
第二节  修与悟 ··································································270
第三节  下学而上达 ····························································285
第七章  论《大学》及“格物” ··············································303
第一节  “经”学 ·······························································304
第二节  论《大学》 ····························································315
第三节  论格物 ··································································337
第八章  结  论 ·····································································358
第一节  研究概要 ·······························································359
第二节  研究结论 ·······························································362
参考文献 ··············································································375
后  记 ··················································································385