本文从本体、工夫两个角度深入地探讨了刘宗周哲学的主要思想——慎独学说,初步展现了刘宗周慎独学说的思想概貌。刘宗周把“慎独”一词从一种修养工夫发展成一个即心即性、即本体即工夫的哲学体系,完满地消化了程朱、陆王两派哲学,不仅从时间意义上讲,在理论上分析,都称得上真正的“宋明理学的殿军”。 This paper explores the main idea of ​​Liu Zongzhou’s philosophy from the perspective of ontology and time-work - the theory of prudential independence, which initially presents the general outline of Liu Zong’s theory of prudential independence. Liu Zongzhou developed the concept of “prudential independence” from a cultivation process into a philosophical system of heart-to-mind, ie, ontology and time-consuming work, which satisfactorily digested the philosophies of Cheng Zhu and Lu Wang, not only in terms of time but also in theory On the analysis, are called the real “Song Ming nemesis”.