When Health was Freed from Fate: Some Thoughts on the Liberating Potential of Early Chinese Medicine (2010)
Unschuld, Paul Ulrich (Author)
East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine
Volume: 31
Pages: 11--24
Edition Details: Part of a special issue: “Plenary Lectures of of the 12th International Conference on the History of Science in East Asia”
Language: English
The article discusses early Chinese medicine, focusing on the concept of liberation. It compares Chinese medicine to ancient Greek medicine and comments on Chinese ideas concerning individualism, morality, and fate, or ming. Several Chinese concepts are discussed including Five Agents and yin-yang. Other Chinese ideas examined include tian ming, or mandate of heaven, and cheng fu, or recieved burden. The author explores Legalism, Mohism, Daoism, and Confucianism. The books "Huangdi neijing suwen," or "Huang Di's Inner Classic: Pure Questions" is also discussed.
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