真实自我:规范性的经验探求

The True Self: an empirical research on normativity

自我是哲学的核心议题之一,最近一些心理学、实验哲学研究开始关注大众对真实自我的理解。纽曼(Newman)等人提出了一个关于真实自我的新理论:真实自我在根本上是善好的。本文从经验和概念两个层面分析了善好的真实自我理论,为全面深入理解自我、个人同一、心理本质主义等问题提供了一种新思路。

Self is one of the core problem in philosophy. Recently, some psychologists and experimental philosophers pay attention on the true self. Newman, Bloom, and Knobe proposed a new theory of self： the true self is fundamental moral good. In this paper, I will discuss this theory from both empirical perspective and conceptual perspectives. The new theory casts a new light on our understanding about self, personal identity and psychological essentialism.