《齐物论》是一种回归"真我"的思想,而"经济人假设"乃是一种追求"假我"的思想。"经济人假设"作为当今主流经济学乃至主流社会的基本价值观,正日益显现出越来越多的弊端,成为诸多社会问题尤其是生态问题产生的根源。《齐物论》的"真我"思想较之"经济人假设"更具有现实指导意义,它不仅对重塑"天人合一"、"万物齐一"的价值观有重要支撑作用,更能从"真我"的观念出发,尊重并回归人、万物以及自然生态系统的本性,从而化解人与自然复合生态系统的诸多矛盾。
On Leveling All Things by Chuang-tzu conveys the idea of returning to the "genuine self",in sharp contrast to the "fake self" embodied by the "economic man hypothesis" of Adam Smith.As the principal value of mainstream economics and modern society,the "economic man hypothesis" is increasingly becoming problematic,leading to many serious social problems,particularly ecological problems.This paper argues that the "genuine self" thought as shown in On Leveling All Things has more realistic significance than the "economic man hypothesis".It not only helps restore the values of "oneness of heaven and man" and "all things being equal",but also respects and leads us back to the origin nature of man and the ecosystem,thus resolving the conflicts between man and the compound ecosystem of nature.