Culture, philosophy, and Chinese medicine : Viennese lectures.

399 S. : Ill., graph. Darst. ; 22 cm Tadelloses Exemplar. - Table o f Contents -- List of Tables 11 -- List o f Illustrations 13 -- Author's Foreword 15 -- I Overview of Chinese Culture through Chinese Characters -- Introduction 18 -- 1 Etymology: Six Categories o f Chinese Graphs 21 -- 1.1 Pictographs: Xiang Xing M 23 -- 1.2 Ideographs: Zhi Shi 24 -- 1.3 Associative Compounds: Hui Yi 25 -- 1.4 Signific-Phonetics:Xing Sheng 27 -- 1.5 Mutually Interpretive: Zhuang Zhu 29 -- 1.6 Loan Sinograms: Jia Jie liH*'...... 29 -- 2 Evolution o f the Scripts: From Oracle-Bone Inscription to Regular Script 31 -- 2.1 Oracle-Bone Inscription: Jia Gu Wen 31 -- 2.2 Bronze Inscription: Jin Wen ^3«C .....32 -- 2.3 Larger Seal Script: Da Zhuan K M . 32 -- 2.4 Lesser Seal Script: Xiao Zhuan 33 -- 2.5 Simplified Lesser Seal Script: Li Shu sfctS, Official Script in the Han Dynasty 33 -- 2.6 Cursive Script: Cao Shu ^ ^ 5 33 -- 2.7 Regular Script: Kai Shu 33 -- 2.8 Running Hand: Xing Shu 35 -- 3 Classical Chinese Thinking Ways Residing in Chinese Characters 39 -- 3.1 Man and Universe Uniting and Resembling Each Other: Tian Ren He Yi 39 -- 3.2 Imaging Thinking: Xiang 40 -- 3.3 Balanced & Symmetrical Thinking: Yin-Yang 42 -- 3.4 Squared Shaped Sinograms, Four Directions, and Five Phases 44 -- 3.5 Being Conservative: Venerating Classics and Worshiping History 45 -- 4 The Prospect o f Chinese Characters 47 -- 4.1 Combining Signific with Phonetic: The Basic Sinogram-Creating Method...47 -- 4.2 Being Conservative: Venerating Classics and Worshiping History 48 -- 4.3 Chinese Culture: the Most Advanced and the Leading One o f All in -- the History of China 48 -- 4.4 No Access to Other Better Choices 50 -- 4.5 Understanding Chinese Characters: A Historical Outline 51 -- 5 Western Scientific Thinking Ways Implied in Phonetic Writing 57 -- 6 Tian Ren He Yi: The World View o f Chinese Culture 59 -- 6.1 Pan Gu , the Creator o f the Universe in Chinese Mythology 59 -- 6.2 Some Important Concepts: One, Heaven, Man, Earth, and Three 60 -- 6.3 Tian Ren He Ti: The World View o f Chinese Culture 67 -- 7 Xiang: Key to Understand Chinese Culture and Philosophy 73 -- 7.1 The Original Meaning o f "Xiang Elephant : 73 -- 7.2 Xiang: An Ail-Embracing Symbol in Chinese Culture and Philosophy 74 -- 7.3 Xiang Implies a Vital Methodology o f Chinese Philosophy 80 -- 8 Worship o f Thunder and Lightening: SHEN & RU.. 83 -- 8.1 Understanding SHEN in Classical Chinese Texts 83 -- 8.2 Shape, Pronunciation and Meaning: From "XU 'ilii" to "RU W 95 -- 9 Reflections o f Philosophy o f Chinese Medicine in Chinese Characters 101 -- 9.1 Cultural Connotations of Philosophy o f Chinese Medicine 102 -- 9.2 Qi H Explains Ontology o f Philosophy of Chinese Medicine 109 -- 9.3 Xiang Implies Methodology o f Philosophy o f Chinese Medicine I l l -- 9.4 He fll Shows Ultimate Aim o f Philosophy o f Chinese Medicine. 112 -- II Fundamental Concepts o f Classical Chinese Philosophy -- Introduction, 118 -- 1 Intellectual Flowering in Early China: The "Hundred Schools of Thought"... 121 -- 1.1 Sima Tan. Identified Six Schools o f Thought 121 -- 1.2 Liu Xin Identified Ten Schools o f Thought 121 -- 1.3 Lfi Simian Identified Twelve Schools o f Thought ...122 -- 1.4 Brief Introduction to Twelve Schools o f Thought 122 -- 1.5 The Master Philosophers and the Hundred Schools 1126 -- 2 Backgrounds o f Classical Chinese Philosophy 129 -- 2.1 Cultural Background: Rise of "Literati" 129 -- 2.2 Economic Background: Agriculture as Foundation o f the Country 130 -- 2.3 Geographical Environment: Relative Isolation 131 -- 2.4 Social Background: The Crisis in the Zhou (ca. 771-221 B.C.) Order 135 -- 2.5 Logographic Writing Language and Image Thinking 135 -- 3 Confucianism and Its Influences on Chinese Medicine 137 -- 3.1 Confucius (551-479B.C.) and His Historical Contexts 138 -- 3.2 Timeline o f Confucianism 143 -- 3.3 The Main Ideas o f Confucius 149 -- 3.4 Dispute between Confucianism and Mohism: Literati and Knights 155 -- 3.5 English Translation and Dissemination o f Lun Yu in the West 161 -- 3.6 The Influences o f Confucianism on Chinese Medicine 164 -- 4 Taoist School and Its Influences on Chinese Medicine 173 -- 4.1 Differences between Taoist School and Taoist Religion 173 -- 4.2 Development o f Taoist School 174 -- 4.3 English Translation and Dissemination o f Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu in -- the West ; .186 -- 4.4 Taoist Philosophy: the Philosophical Foundation o f Chinese Medicine 190 -- 5 The Yin-Yang Theory. 207 -- 5.1 The Original Meanings o f Yin and Yang 208 -- 5.2 Exploring the Origin o f Yin-Yang in Chinese Medicine 210 -- 5.3 Understanding Yin-Yang in the Way o f Qu Xiang Bi Lei 211 -- 5.4 Translation o f Yin-Yang in Classical Chinese Medical Texts 213 -- 5.5 The Application o f Yin-Yang Theory in Chinese Medicine 216 -- 5.6 Yin-Yang Diagram and Dichotomy 218 -- 6 The Five Phases Theory 221 -- 6.1 The Origin and Background o f Wu Xing 221 -- 6.2 Introduction o f the Five Phases into Chinese Medicine 223 -- 6.3How to Translate Wu Xing into English? 224 -- 6.4 Understanding the Engendering and Restraining Cycles in the Way o f Qu -- Xiang Bi Lei 228 -- 6.5Application o f Five-Phase Theory in Chinese Medicine 228 -- III The Importance of Metaphors in Chinese Medicine -- Introduction 238 -- 1 Contemplating "Zhong N" 241 -- 1.1 Possible meanings o f "Zhong Yi 41 241 -- 1.2 Chinese Medicine: Being both Classical and Traditional 244 1.3 Understanding Chinese Medicine as Its History, a Linguistic Medical -- System, and aPhilosophy 253 -- 2 Cultural Differences between Chinese Medicine and Western -- Medicine 259 -- 2.1 Chinese Medicine Going Closer to Humanities Rather than Natural -- Science : 260 -- 2.2 Linguistic Differences :261 -- 2.3 Differences in Their Philosophical Foundations 272 -- 2.4 The Incompatible Thinking o f Chinese Medicine with Western -- Medicine 274 -- 2.5 Strangification: Bridging Cultural Differences between Chinese Medicine -- and Western Medicine 275 -- 3 Qu Xiang Bi Lei: The Metaphorizing Process & the Way to Form Metaphors -- in Chinese Medicine 279 -- 3.1 Metaphor East and West: Similarities and Differences 279 -- 3.2 Imaging - Analogizing - Metaphorizing: Three Key Elements o f Qu -- Xiang Bi Lei 283 -- 3.3 Metaphors in Chinese Medicine: Revealing Relationships and an Exact -- Thinking ...296 -- 4 Metaphorizing: The Way to Bridge The Book o fChanges and Chinese -- Medicine 307 -- 4.1 The Book o fChanges and Chinese Medicine Being o f the Same Origin: -- Shamans' Practice 307 -- 4.2 Qi and Xiang: Fundamental Metaphors to Bridge The Book o f Changes -- and Chinese Medicine ...309 -- 4.3 Metaphorizing: The Way to Bridge Specific Symbols o f The Book of -- Changes and Metaphors of Chinese Medicine 311 -- 5 Metaphorizing: A Vital Way to Understand the Human Being 317 -- 5.1 Essence, Qi, Shen: From Universe to Man 317 -- 5.2 The Visceral Image: Weaving Yin-Yang, Five Phases, and Social -- Phenomena with Basic Understanding o f Internal Organs Together 321 -- 5.3 The Vessel Theory: From the Rivers in the Universe to the Vessels -- in Man 329 -- 6 Metaphorizing: A Vital Way to Understand and Modernize Chinese Herbal -- Medicine , 333 -- 6.1 Differences between Ben Cao and Yao 333 -- 6.2 Properties, Flavors, and Meridian Entry. 334 -- 6.3 Metaphorizing: A Vital Way for Genesis o f Actions o f Materia Medica 334 -- 6.4 Metaphorizing: A Vital Way to Understand Medicine made from a -- Formula/Prescription (Yao) 340 -- 6.5 Metaphorizing: A Vital Way to Modernize Chinese Herbal Medicine 340 -- 7 Number Metaphors for Constructing the Theoretical System o f Chinese -- Medicine 343 -- 7.1 Numbers in Chinese Medicine 343 -- 7.2 One and rit): The Origin o f All things.. 344 -- 7.3 Three Gives Birth to All Things 346 -- 7.4 Five Zang Organs and Six Fu Organs 348 -- 7.5 Regular Meridians: From Eleven to Twelve 349 -- 8 Metaphorizing: A Vital Way to Develop Chinese Medicine 353 -- 8.1 Metaphorizing: A Vital Way to Develop Clinical Explorations o f Chinese -- Medicine 354 -- 8.2 Metaphorizing: A Vital Way to Develop and Modernize Chinese -- Medicine 356 -- Epilogue: -- Etymology-Based Literal Translation Approach and Strangification: Efficient -- Methods for Successful Intercultural Communications 361 -- Bilingual Glossary (Chinese-English) 377 -- Historical Bibliography 383 ISBN 9783631619810

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