道德隐喻的种类、规则及其机制分析

Analysis of Type, Regulation and Mechanism of Moral Metaphors

近几年来,道德隐喻成为道德心理学研究的热点问题,道德隐喻的种类、规则和机制构成这些研究的三大核心问题。道德隐喻的种类主要有道德的垂直空间隐喻、视觉颜色隐喻、洁净隐喻、温度隐喻等。道德隐喻研究表明:个体具体的身体感知觉影响道德认知和行为,反之,道德认知和行为在一定程度上影响个体具体的感知觉;个体的身体经验和道德心理经验有一致的生理基础;情绪和道德自我感影响道德隐喻的形成。未来研究应进一步深入探讨道德隐喻的机制、道德隐喻的方向规则和大小规则、不同道德隐喻之间的相互关系。

Recent studies have suggested that body＇s sensorimotor experiences serve as the foundation for the development of abstract moral concepts. The moral metaphors include vertical spatial metaphors, colour metaphors, clean metaphors, thermal metaphors and so on. Research on moral metaphors has shown that physical sensorimotor experiences can influence people＇s moral cognition and behavior, a people＇s moral cognition and behavior can also influence his physical sensorimotor experiences to some degree; One＇s sensorimotor experiences and psychological experiences share the same neural basis; Sentiments and moral self images have an effect on moral metaphors. Future research is need to reveal the mechanism of moral metaphors, the direction of the metaphors, and the relation between different kinds of metaphors.