Shen, Psychotherapy, and Acupuncture

Presents papers by experts in Chinese Medicine of different countries. In this title, the research presented includes perspectives of philosophy of science, genesis of fundamental theories, modern research, and clinical practice in profound approaches. It aims to make Chinese Medicine understandable for European cultural and scientific discourse. Psychotherapy and Chinese Medicine both leave the European Mindset serves as the guiding idea for this volume. It presents papers by leading experts in Chinese Medicine of different countries. They clarify Shen and its related concepts, elucidate the psychotherapy of Chinese Medicine, discuss Chinese medical treatments for mental diseases, argue the rationality of acupuncture, interpret Chinese Medicine, and discuss how to modernize Chinese Medicine in the right way. The range of research presented in this volume includes interdisciplinary perspectives of the philosophy of science, the genesis of fundamental theories, modern research, the history of medicine, linguistic philosophy, philological studies, and clinical practice in profound approaches. The main goal is to make Chinese Medicine more understandable for the European cultural and scientific discourse.