Logical thinking in pattern differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine.
J Tradit Chin Med
; 33(1): 137-40, 2013 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To discuss the application of logic to pattern differentiation for treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).METHODS:
Comparing logic reasoning of syllogism with the logical thinking of TCM pattern differentiation for treatment.RESULTS:
TCM logical thinking depends on symbolic and intuitive judgment with abstractive reasoning integrated into the process. Although it lacks quantitative measurement, it pays great attention to the comprehensive analysis of a disease's cause and its development patterns to get insight into the essence of illness.CONCLUSION:
TCM diagnosis reasoning method may lack rigorousness, continuity, systematic induction and deduction, but its logical thinking still can attain its goal following a process with rigorous, regulated and scientific formal logic.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Filosofia Médica
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Lógica
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Medicina Tradicional Chinesa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article