两类原型理论及其相似性

“原型”概念,一是侧重于文化心理和集体无意识范畴的“原型”(Archetype);二是侧重于认知过程和创造心理方面的“原型”(Prototype)。“Archetype”的原型是一种原始意象,是集体无意识的内容的构成要素。“prototype”的原型是人们对世界进行范畴化的认知参照点。基于Archetype,原型理论(Archetype Theory)成了荣格心理美学的中心议题;基于prototype,Roch等建立了认知心理范畴的原型理论(Prototype Theory)。这两种“原型”虽然侧重点不同,但在很大程度上有其相似性,都是人类思维和解释现象的一种心智模式。

A BRIEF SURVEY OF THE ARCHETYPE/PROTOTYPE THEORY

Archetype, the primordial images, as a vital part of collective unconsciousness, emphasizes cultural psychoid and the category of collective unconsciousness. Prototype, a cognitive reference point in the course of categorizing the world, emphasizes cognitive process and creative mind. Though they are studied from different angles, they share some similarities. As a mind model of thinking and explaining phenomena, they are useful in studying some linguistic phenomena.