中医需要接受科学洗礼

古代东西方一切较为成熟的实用学术,诸如天文学、地理学、历法学、农学、建筑学以及医学等都有其一定的"科学内涵",这些"科学内涵"都来自实践经验的逐渐积累和重复验证。古希腊医学具有容易接受"科学洗礼"的优势,其作为医学实践的认识和方法基础的哲学,包括"本体论"(ontology)和"逻辑学"(logics)能够有效地支持科学的发展。所以,随着西方文艺复兴时代以来自然科学的长足发展,希腊医学顺其自然地接受了"科学洗礼",逐步发展为"现代医学"。近年来,西方学术界掀起了一股研究希腊医学的代表人物盖仑的著作的热潮,从而发掘和宣扬了希腊医学的重大的实用价值和历史价值。古代的中医学与希腊医学无论在理论上,还是在实践上都极其相似,各有千秋。然而,中医学缺乏自然哲学的有利支撑,几千年来"原汁原味"地传承,只有数量的丰富,而没有本质的蜕变。所以,中医学也应该像希腊医学一样接受"科学洗礼",大浪淘沙,把其中的具有实用价值的真金淘洗出来,并且树立它的伟大的历史价值供后人凭吊。

英文摘要:

All branches of mature practical technologies of both Eastern and Western ancient cultures, such as astronomy,geography,calendar,agriculture,architectonics,medicine,and so on,possess their own scientific connotation,which were derived from gradual accumulation and repeated validation of practical experiences. The ancient Greek medicine has the advantage of easily receiving scientific ’baptism’ ( reformation) . The ontology and logics in ancient Greek philosophy,served as the epistemological and methodological bases,could effectively promote the development of science. Therefore,following the rapid progress of natural sciences since the Renaissance of the West world,the ancient Greek medicine rationally received the scientific " baptism" and gradually transformed into " modern medicine" . In recent years,an upsurge to study and reappraise the works of Galen,an outstanding doctor and philosopher of Roman Empire,was evoked to discover and illuminate the practical and historical values of ancient Greek medicine. In ancient times,the medical theories and clinical practice of both Greek medicine and Chinese medicine were quite similar to each other,and they separately produced particular merits of themselves. However,owe to lack in the support of natural philosophy in ancient China,the progress of Chinese medicine,with its original native qualities for thousands of years only showed increase of clinical experiences,rather than scientific reformation of its essences. Therefore,Chinese medicine should also receive scientific " baptism" as Greek medicine. Ebb tide and see the real gold. The valuable medical experiences of Chinese medicine can be picked up for wide application,and its great historical achievements can be revealed for later pondering.

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