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This path-breaking book reinterprets Chinese medicine using the approach of the philosophy of science in a manner that strikes common ground with biomedical science. It strips Chinese medical theory of the mystique and metaphysical pretentions that too often plague the discipline, presenting this th…
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THEORY OF CHINESE MEDICINE, THE: A MODERN INTERPRETATION
A Modern Explanation
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292 pages
- Release Date
11 June 2014
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Summary
This path-breaking book reinterprets Chinese medicine using the approach of the philosophy of science in a manner that strikes common ground with biomedical science. It strips Chinese medical theory of the mystique and metaphysical pretentions that too often plague the discipline, presenting this theory as being derived from empirical observations and clinical findings. Concepts like qi and phlegm and vital organs like the shen (kidney) are interpreted, not as physical entities with defin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783264483 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1783264489 |
| Author: | Hong Hai |
| Publisher: | Imperial College Press |
| Imprint: | Imperial College Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 292 |
| Release Date: | 11 June 2014 |
| Weight: | 417g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 150mm x 226mm |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
150 × 226 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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