Traditional Chinese Medicine: Heritage And Adaptation

Synopsis

Origins And Characteristics Of Chinese Medicine -- The Lack Of Existential Autonomy -- The Longing For Existential Autonomy -- Quotations From The Medical Classics -- The Banality Of Violence -- The Mawangdui Texts -- Anatomy, Physiology, And Pathology In The New Medicine -- Deficiencies In The Credibility Of The New Medicine -- The Alternative Model : The View From Illness -- Radical Healing : Life As A Form Of Disease -- Between Antiquity And The Modern Age -- Two Medical Authors Of The Ming And Qing Dynasties : Wan Quan And Xu Dachun -- The Confrontation With The Western Way Of Life -- The Persuasiveness Of Chinese Medicine -- The Opinions Of Intellectuals And Politicians -- The Selection -- The Surprise -- The Creative Reception Of Chinese Medicine In The West -- The Objectification Of The Discussion : Opportunity And Challenge. Paul U. Unschuld ; Translated By Bridie J. Andrews. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.