A Study of Definition of Traditional Korean Medicine as Learning and Discussion for Scientization of Traditional Korean Medicine

학문으로서의 한의학의 정의와 한의학의 과학화를 위한 논의

  • Kim, Myung-Hyun (Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Kim, Byoung-Soo (Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
  • Received : 2015.02.13
  • Accepted : 2014.02.16
  • Published : 2015.02.20

Abstract

Learning can be defined as its objects, main question for the objects, and its unique way to organize all the knowledge acquired as the results of the question. From the point of view like this, Traditional Korean Medicine(TKM) can be defined as learning for human body and its functions, health and diseases based on the theory of the Yin and Yang and of the five elements. Nowaday Many papers based on laboratory work publish for the name of scientization of TKM, but from the viewpoint of definition of learning, they have a problem that there is no basic theory. If TKM could be communicated with western natural science, it has to be solved. And oriental physiology has a same object and same questions with western physiology, so oriental physiology can be useful to make a bridge between TKM and western natural science.

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