儒家“万物一体”思想探析：来自共情心理研究的启示

“万物一体”是儒家学说中重要的命题之一。本文通过心理过程分析对“万物一体”思想进行考察，并将其与现代心理学中的共情进行比较分析，以便厘清其内在心理机制。结果发现，“万物一体”的心理机制在表面上类似于共情心理，但是二者之间有本质的不同。共情理论更看重实证研究所发现的客观科学规律，而儒家“万物一体”思想带有鲜明的伦理色彩。它从人对自身的感受出发，推及到“万物一体”；进而激发出对万物的情感动机，最终产生亲社会行为。
“The myriad things share one body” is an important Confucian theory. In this article，the authoraims to explore the mental mechanism behind the theory of“ The myriad things share one body” by analyzingthe psychological process of the theory and comparing it with the theory of empathy. Though the theory of“ Themyriad things share one body” is comparable with the empathy theory on the surface，they differ from eachother in essential aspects. In particular，the Confucian theory places higher value on ethics and morals，whilethe empathy theory focuses more on empirical evidence of and the objective scientific law behind empathy. TheConfucian ethical theory believes that a person can put himself into others’ shoes in social interaction or even inthe interaction with nature，which can motivate the affection for others and produce prosocial behavior finally