本論為解明朱丹溪如何援用鬱說之身心理論以彰顯宋代理學「存 天理，去人欲」之道德實踐理據，因此鎖定朱丹溪《格致餘論》中關於慾望與鬱症之言說，以連結其間由「欲」到「鬱」身心發展之内在思維結構，從而彰顯出朱丹溪鬱說之人文價值及現代意義。
然由於《格致餘論》各篇討論主題不同且看不出彼此間有連貫性之 結構呼應。因此筆者茲就岡本一抱《格致餘論諺解》中對〈陽有餘陰不足論〉、〈色慾箴〉之關係理解，進而推展出當篇與《禮記》、朱子學、《太極圖說》、〈相火論〉等義理之緊密結合，以解析出《格致餘論》中「慾望—火—鬱」之醫儒互詮之身體論述結構。

The author has chosen as theme the development from desire to Yu with the intention to explain both the physical and mental sides of the Yu Theory. By analyzing Zhu Dan-Xi’s “Ge Zhi Theory”, he hopes to deconstruct the internal compositions of the physical and mental developments from desire to Yu, thus demonstrating the unique view point and characteristics of Zhu’s Yu Theory and the meaning it presents for modern society.
In addition to the “Diet Admonition” and the “Sensual Admonition”, there are another 43 chapters in the Ge Zhi Theory. As every chapter deals with a different topic, and the various sections are not coherent, nor share an overall structure, the average reader tends to tire easily as the gist of the text can be difficult to grasp.
Hence, out of the four translated versions of the Ge Zhi Theory of the Japanese Edo period, the author uses Okamoto Ipo’s translation and interpretation “General Interpretations of the Ge Zhi Theory” as key reference.