作为明清之际著名哲学家、思想家、史学家，王夫之也是易学史上一位集大成者，被后人尊称为船山先生。船山一生著述甚宏，于易学用力尤深，给后世留下了《周易考异》、《周易稗疏》、《周易外传》、《周易内传发例》、《周易内传》、《周易大象解》六部长达百万余字的易学著作。易学是船山学术体系的核心，全部学说的基石。船山总结、批判、继承汉以来易学研究的得失，肃清道、释、方术之士对易学的曲解，并在宋明天文地理等科学成果的基础上，对《周易》作出富于思辨性的阐释。船山易学体系博大宏阔，综摄文、史、哲、教育等各个领域，以经世致用之道贯穿于其中，探讨并力图解决社会实际问题，洋溢着强烈的时代气息，与明清之际实学思想交相辉映。因此若不从船山易学入手，实难把握其思想体系之本质，无法最大限度地接近船山思想之精髓。

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