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- Title
理论心理学:中国自主心理学体系的未来.
- Authors
叶浩生; 苏佳佳
- Abstract
The “building of China’s independent psychology system” goes back to the old question of which approach Chinese psychology should follow-Chinese or Western? The first approach is to learn Western scientific psychology, yet with imperfect achievements. The Western scientific tradition revolves around subject-object dualism and methodologically follows Popper’s theory of falsifiability. Whether it can be applied to psychology with both natural and humanistic orientations remains to be discussed. The investigation of Western science reveals that science begins with theory, theory precedes observation, and theory guides methods. The genuine scientific spirit lies in doubt, innovation, and free will. Therefore, when studying Western scientific psychology, more attention should be paid to “theory”. The second approach entails endeavours to inherit Chinese psychological traditions, yet with insufficient understanding of their origin. During the Axial Civilization period, Chinese and Western cultures moved towards two separate paths with different scientific traditions. At this time, “Xiang Science” was born in China, the orthodoxy of which is “the unity of man and nature”, and the methodology is “embodied evidence”. The investigation of Chinese Xiang Science found that the establishment of scientific psychology started from the “theoretical excavation” of “Chinese Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism culture” and urgently called for the “theoretical construction” of “comparative interpretation of China and the West”, as well as the “experimental method” of “theoretical innovation”. Therefore, the establishment of Chinese psychology following Xiang Science should pay more attention to “theory”. Despite the existing conflicts, Western science and Chinese Xiang Science have seen the possibility of cooperation in recent years. Under the tradition of Western science, from Husserl’s “phenomenology” to “embodied cognition” in cognitive science, scholars have begun to learn the wisdom of “harmony between man and nature” in Chinese culture to deal with the “subject-object duality” in the Western tradition. In this process, the fundamental mission of “theoretical psychology” is to build a bridge between Chinese and Western cultures in the field of cognitive science. Essentially, “theoretical psychology” is where the core of China’s independent psychology lies. Facing the decline of theoretical psychology, we must take action to rebuild China’s theoretical psychology. Specifically, schools should offer “theoretical psychology courses” to help cultivate interdisciplinary talents; contributions should be made by the Chinese Psychological Society to rebuild the “Special Committee on Theory and History”; governmental attention should be directed to support the establishment of journals specializing in theoretical psychology. In response to General Secretary Xi Jinping’s call for Chinese cultural innovation and Pan Shu and Gao Juefu’s call for China’s independent psychological system based on Chinese culture: towards rebuilding theoretical psychology, we have a long way to go.
- Subjects
CHINA; CONFUCIANISM; WESTERN civilization; FREE will &; determinism; SCIENCE education; FALSIFICATION; XI, Jinping, 1953-; TAOISM; HUMANISTIC psychology; COGNITIVE science
- Publication
Journal of Soochow University Educational Science Edition, 2023, Vol 11, Issue 3, p73
- ISSN
2095-7068
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.19563/j.cnki.sdjk.2023.03.006