Abstract：Metaphysical research on narrative has been put on the agenda by the generalization of narrative， cognitive turn and interdisciplinary study along with some underlying problems brought about by them. The core concern is not about how the narrative is constituted as texts but how it functions as the tool for mind， and the mechanism and the mystery of the role. To uncover the essence and mystery of narrative， we must distinguish between the matter of “ought” and “fact” of narrative as well as follow the route from the individual to the general， and acquire a comprehensive understanding of the cases and patterns of human narrative practice. Narrative and mind are inseparable and complement each other. If there is no narrative， mind will not be what it is. Without mind， the narrative will become rootless trees. In addition to the physical structure seen in literature， there are also metaphysical structures such as the theory of mind， autobiographical memory， metacognition and so on. Narrative has its own world of objects， and the objects have the distinction between reality and fiction. Although the fictional object does not exist in the real world， it has a real causal role. Although narrative has a significant cognitive and explanatory role， there is apparently an overcorrection bias in terms of pan-narration. As for the narrative and the self， the former is unlikely to create the latter， and the only fact is that the self enables individuals to have autobiographical memory and then to have the narrative.
2018, Vol. 57 
