西方学界普遍认为,20世纪60年代以来,个人主义发展到登峰造极的地步,随之而来的是个体自恋文化的盛行,这在一定程度上使西方社会长久以来试图在公共生活与私人生活之间保持的某种微妙平衡开始倾斜。面对空前高涨的个体自由和权利,尽管西方学者有不尽相同的看法,但他们不约而同地试图反思这种现象。有些学者认为西方现代性无法提供应对这些问题的路径,而应该到中国传统文化中去寻求其他思考路径。本文在梳理分析西方学界关于这种现象的观点基础上,试图论证中国传统文化在应对这一问题上有两个维度的重要贡献。
It is generally believed that the individualism in western countries has reached a rather deep extent since 1960s,and as a result,the narcissistic culture is flourishing. Scholars feel worried that people are getting more and more self-absorbed and that would break the balance between public life and private life since 1700s in western countries. Although scholars show diverse opinions on the narcissistic cultures,they all have agreed to reflect on this phenomena when they saw the negative sides brought by the unprecedented individual freedom and rights. Some scholars believe that western modernism can not provide a good solution to the narcissism. Instead,we should seek other way of thinking which is deeply rooted in Chinese traditional culture. Based on the analysis of the views of western scholars,I will try to argue the contribution of Chinese traditional culture can be helpful to tackle the narcissism in two main aspects.