ABSTRACT In this paper, I argue that it is possible to have an account of shame and guilt as mature concepts in moral psychology that sit alongside immature ones. In arguing for this, I adopt the critical realist method of immanent critique, taking as my focus Martha Nussbaum’s accounts of shame and guilt in two key texts. Starting from a nuanced psychoanalytic foundation in Hiding from Humanity, Nussbaum undoes this grounding in favour of an elementary position (the ‘Transition’) in Anger and Forgiveness. In tracing what I call an ‘immaturing process’ in Nussbaum, I show how mature concepts can be identified by contrasting them with immature concepts, and how the mature concepts represent a deeper understanding of shame and guilt – their alethic truth – which is critical to human flourishing. I conclude by considering what can be rescued from Nussbaum’s immaturing process and its broader implications for criminal law and justice.

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羞愧，内和玛莎·努斯鲍姆（Martha Nussbaum）的不成熟过程：真理和人类的繁荣

摘要在本文中，我认为有可能将羞耻和内作为道德心理学中成熟的概念与不成熟的概念并列。为此，我采用批判现实主义的内在批判方法，将玛莎·努斯鲍姆在两个关键文本中对羞耻和内的描述作为重点。努斯鲍姆从《隐藏于人类》中细微的心理分析基础开始，否定了这种基础，而是在愤怒与宽恕中有了基本立场（“过渡”）。在努斯鲍姆（Nussbaum）中追踪所谓的“不成熟的过程”时，我将展示如何通过将不成熟的概念与不成熟的概念进行对比来识别成熟的概念，以及成熟的概念如何代表对羞耻感和内–感的深刻理解-道德真相-这对人类蓬勃发展。