It has been argued that the phenomenal self sees the world from an “egocentric” perspective. But then how do we explain why people give up their own time and resources on behalf of others? We propose that one answer to this question can be found in people's subjective experience of motivation to establishing what's real—the phenomenal “truth” self. In seeking the truth, people want to establish not only what is correct and real but also what is right, including morally right. We propose that the experience of being effective in figuring things out and solving problems relates positively to solving others’ problems as well; that is, altruistic behaviors that help others. In support of this proposal, we touch upon ethical theories in philosophy and religion that have drawn the connection between seeking the truth and being moral, and we review research in comparative and social psychology suggesting how experiencing a “truth” self would support helping others. We also report two empirical studies demonstrat...

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“真相”自我与利他主义的关系：当您的问题是我的

有人认为，现象的自我从“以自我为中心”的角度看待世界。但是，我们如何解释为什么人们代表他人放弃自己的时间和资源呢？我们建议，在人们建立真实事物的动机的主观经验中可以找到对这个问题的一个答案，即现象性的“真实”自我。在寻求真理时，人们不仅要建立正确和真实的事物，而且还要确立正确的事物，包括道德权利。我们认为，有效地解决问题和解决问题的经验也与解决他人的问题有积极的关系；也就是说，帮助他人的利他行为。为了支持该提议，我们触及了哲学和宗教方面的伦理理论，这些理论将寻求真理与成为道德，并且我们回顾了比较心理学和社会心理学方面的研究，这些研究表明，经历“真实”自我将如何帮助他人。我们还报告了两个实证研究证明...