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Thursday 18 February 2010
Correctly So Called
Traditional Chinese Medicine is medicine, correctly so called. It has nothing to do with philosophical systems which, in their eternalism, animism, pantheism, cyclicism and astrology, are inimical to science and depend on the concepts the condemnation of which, by the Church as such, uniquely made possible the emergence of science. Rather, it expresses a philosophical culture particular to open to completion by, in, through and as classical, historic, mainstream Christianity. The Western Confucian has a number of posts on TCM here, and its ethos of treating the whole person used to be called "General Practice" not very long ago. Unlike quackery, it not only requires for public safety, but demands of its own merit, to be regulated by statute.
Interesting post. I must confess I don't know much about Traditional Chinese Medicine, but I agree with the ethos of treating the whole person. Old-style general practitioners are becoming a dying breed in the US, as most medical students want to join one of the prestigious and very lucrative specialties. Even those that would much rather become general practitioners end up becoming specialists because of the immense student debt they have to pay off.
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