Analyzing Confucian Theory of“ The Myriad Things Share One Body”：Enlightenment from Research on Empathy(PDF)
《南京师大学报》（社会科学版）[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]
- Issue:
- 2017年05期
- Page:
- 95-
- Research Field:
- 中国传统心理学思想的现代阐释专题研究
- Publishing date:
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- Title:
- Analyzing Confucian Theory of“ The Myriad Things Share One Body”：Enlightenment from Research on Empathy
- Author(s):
- CHEN Si-guang
- Keywords:
- Confucianism; benevolence; myriad things share one body; empathy
- PACS:
- -
- DOI:
- -
- Abstract:
- “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.
Last Update: 2017-09-25