New exploration of the traditional Chinese medicine theory of spirit from the perspective of second-generation cognitive science
10.3969/j.issn.1006-2157.2024.10.007
- VernacularTitle:第二代认知科学视域下中医神明论新探
- Author:
Xiaojing YU
1
;
Wang CHENG
Author Information
1. 北京中医药大学马克思主义学院 北京 102488;北京中医药大学马克思主义与中华优秀传统文化研究中心
- Keywords:
traditional Chinese medicine theory of the divine spirit;
the second-generation cognitive science;
explanatory perspective;
theoretical principle;
research path
- From:
Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;47(10):1376-1382
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The debate over the governor of spirit is an age-old yet ever-renewing topic in Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM).The theory primarily revolves around three viewpoints:the heart governs the spirit,the brain governs the spirit,and the heart and brain have a joint role governing the spirit.This article,proceeding from the debate on the dominance of the divine spirit,aims to establish a novel perspective that integrates second-generation cognitive science with the TCM theory of the divine spirit based on their shared concerns regarding cognitive issues.Consciousness is the holistic living organism,and according to the cognitive concepts of second-generation cognitive science,consciousness is an interactive process between the body and the environment.Incorporating the embodied characteristics of the second-generation cognitive science,which emphasizes a return to the human body,behavior,and environment,and its holistic research paradigm into the exploration of the TCM theory of the divine spirit can provide a novel interpretive perspective for the debate on the dominance of the divine spirit.Additionally,conducting an in-depth analysis of the commonalities and differences between second-generation cognitive science and the TCM theory of the divine spirit offers theoretical principles and new research pathways for further developing the TCM theory of the divine spirit.This study has remarkable value in promoting the modernization of the TCM theory of the divine spirit.
- Full text:2024122616303066499New exploration of the traditional Chinese medicine theory of spirit from the perspective of second-generation cognitive science.pdf
