本篇旨在探討陸游詩文中的哲學思想，要點有三：一、儒家思想，二、佛家思想，三、道家思想。其見解反映於儒家思想方面，他以正統儒者自居，具強烈的愛國思想，一心平胡虜、復中原，施展書生報國的壯志。在佛家思想方面，他並非真正的鑽研佛理，或虔誠信仰佛教，而是從中覓得心靈的解脫；有時甚至站在儒者立場，借佛以諷儒。在道家思想方面，他醉心於老、莊哲學，對道家神仙、煉丹之術亦頗感興趣，但並不完全沉迷其中，只是藉以修身養性，求養生、求超脫而已。可見陸氏儒、釋、道三家兼修，然以儒家思想為主，在有志難伸之餘，轉而學佛習道，以尋求精神上的慰藉。
This paper is to explore Lu You's thoughts of philosophy in his poems and essays. The essential points of the paper will be presented as follows: 1. Confucianism. He considered himself to be a Confucian scholar. His poems and essays were possessed of great patriotism. 2. Buddhism. He sometimes looked at Buddhism from a Confucian scholar standpoint. 3. Taoism. He was engrossed in Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu's thought. He cultivated his mind by Taoism. In conclusion, Lu You's united Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. But he gave first place to Confucianism.
