The Idea of "Quan-Xi" as Part of the Doctrine of Qi in Huang Di Nei Jing

Philosophy and Culture 34 (10):161-180 (2007)
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Han Dynasty, enveloped in the cognitive structure of the gas around the universe, the Confucian theory of the nature of mind into "Heaven corresponding" issue, the claims of the Taoist doctrine of Taoism into the pattern. "Yellow Emperor" that in such academic background, previous comprehensive health care, health and other aspects of the theory and practice results and interpretation of the doctrine at the time of Huang-Lao method of construction of the theoretical material system. "Yellow Emperor" of China's ancient heritage buildings will be gasification concept, in between heaven and on the basis of thinking, through the "take as analogy" approach construct the corresponding relationship between man and nature, the establishment of "Man and coherent world, and the sun and the moon corresponding 'philosophical proposition, is to the human body and nature dialectic theory in the medical treatment on the organic integration as a whole. "Nei Jing" in view of this organic whole, is consistent with the modern in the West have been proposed the "holographic" concept. As the contemporary holographic principle have been proposed and are subject to extensive discussion and lack of attention, once again awaken our ancestors two thousand years ago noted the "Nei Jing" in the show of wisdom. Gasification of ancient China into the Chinese conception of the universe not only in the traditional sense of structure, and life in the universe outside the building into the basis of the theory. Theory of cosmology constructed gasification system in traditional Chinese philosophy, medicine methodology played a significant role in both; that historical perspective, they certainly have the value of existence and function. However, by the nature of the universe as gasification limiting factor, the manner and scope of its application is also not nothing limits. The Han Dynasties was engulfed in the epistemological atmosphere of the cosmological framework, while Confucianism turned from the doctrine of mind and human nature to the question of the correspondence between the heaven and people, and Taoist claims were transformed into the doctrine of Huang-Lao. Against such a background, Huang Di Nei Jing compiled the results of the ancient theories and practice about medicine and regimen, constructing its theoretical framework based on the doctrine of Huang-Lao. Carrying on the cosmology of Qi of the ancient China, Huang Di Nei Jing constructed the corresponding relationships between people and nature based on the correspondence between the heaven and people through the method of image-establishing analogy, fusing human bodies and the nature into one organic unity in the medical dialects. And such an organic unity in Huang Di Nei Jing corresponded exactly to the idea of ​​"quan-xi," which has been proposed by both Chinese and western scholars. Since the contemporary rationale of "quan-xi" is brought up and widely discussed and stressed, we are reminded again of our forefathers' wisdom as displayed in Huang Di Nei Jing. The ancient Chinese cosmology of Qi has been not only internalized as part of the traditional consciousness of Chinese people but also externalized as the foundation on which to construct the cosmology of life. The theoretical framework built up by the cosmology of qi has played an important role in both Chinese traditional philosophy and medical methodology. In terms of history, they do possess the existential value and function. Yet, limited by its own nature, the application of the cosmology of qi is not unlimited in terms of manners and range

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