理性冷漠(rational apathy):公共选择理论概念,基于理性人假设,人们通常寻求自我利益最大化。那么在集体行动当中,除非有更大的激励或独立的激励,否则个人通常不会采取行动以实现他们共同的或集团的利益。
在很久以前,中国人在这种事情中是听从道德直觉的、听从情感冲动的;现在,人们变得更为“理性”,更为“冷静”(或者说更为冷漠)了。
In the past, Chinese people would follow their ethical intuition in this kind of situation; but now they have become more "cool-minded" (or rather, cold-hearted).
人类所表现出来的最根本的天性,并不像启蒙哲学家所称的那样是理性、冷漠、贪婪、侵略性和自恋的,而是关爱、高度社会性、合作和互相依存的。
Our core nature is shown not to be rational, detached, acquisitive, aggressive and narcissistic, as Enlightenment philosphers claimed, but affectionate, highly social, co-operative and interdependent.
陌生的都市人有两副面孔,一副是自由与理性,一副是冷漠与孤独。
Urbanites in this unknown world have double faces: freedom and rationality vs. indifference and isolation.
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