中国人自我观的新阐释

中国人的自我不同于西方人的自我 ,中国人常用“自己”与“我”来表达“自我”。但是中国人的“自己”与“我”却有其不同的含义和复杂的关系。中国人的“自己”是个体最真实、最核心的代表物 ,它具有实在性、自私性和狭隘性 ;中国人的“我”是在交际中用来表达“自己”的语言符号 ,是角色期待的结果 ,因此 ,中国人的“我”就具有了间接性、不真实性和虚假性 ;中国人用“我”来表达“自己” ,用“我”来与人交往 ,“我”是嵌套在“自己”上的外环。

The New Explanation of the Chinese Self

The Chinese "self" is different from the western "ego", with the former joining "oneself" and "I". It is often defined in different ways, so it is a bit complex. The Chinese "self" is something that is the real and nuclear representation of the individual, with a characteristics like reality, selfishness and narrow-mindedness. The Chinese "I" is a linguistic symbol to refer to "self" in communication, the result of role expectation. So it is indirect, unreal and fictitious. The Chinese use of"I" to represent "myself "and to communicate with others demonstrates clearly that it is an outer ring of"myself".