本文主要探討陽明學者的講會和交友情形，及其對朋友立倫的議論，希望藉此間 明社會組織活動與思想間雙向而緊密的關係。許多陽明學者將講會視為其信仰與生命定位的 精神倚靠，也是患難相恤、體現萬物一體之仁的理想社群，然而師友聯屬卻也不免涉足政治 運作。又因著友天下士人的理想，許多學者不遠千里跋涉、周游講學，甚至犧牲家庭生活。 至於陽明學者的友論: 第一，強調朋友之於修德的必要性，此有平衡陽明學易流於過度道德 主觀的傾向。第二，把朋友之倫的重要性指向「萬物一體之仁」的終極理想，以講學為經世 濟用。第三，出現高舉友倫為社群生活中最重要的人倫之言論，如此，便改寫了傳統五倫的 位序，為明代友論開出一新的意涵。

　　　　　This study endeavors to investigate the chiang-hai 講會 (discussion meetings) oftheYang-ming scholars, as well as their ideas about friendship. Through this study, I hope to reveal a close relationship between the activities of social institutions and certain philosophical ideas. Many Yang-ming scholars envisioned the chiang-hui as an ideal setting for moral cultivation with like-minded friends, as well as a source of psychological wellbeing. In addition to providing mutual spiritual support, like-minded friends also helped each other out with material needs. For the sake of realizing their moral ideals, some scholars even traveled thousands of miles to pursue true like-minded friendship, even sacrificing traditional family life. In regard to the Yang-ming scholars' ideas about friendship, three points are discussed here. First, friendship was defined as a prerequisite of moral cultivation, a principle that helped Yang-ming philosophy avoid the pitfalls of excessive subjectivity. Second, friendship was associated with the Confucian ideal of humanity. This idea assisted in legitimizing the existence of the chiang-hui and their entanglement in local politics. Finally, some Yang-ming scholars promoted friendship as the most important type of relationship, thereby changing the traditional order of the five human relationships.