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Frontiers of Philosophy in China

ISSN 1673-3436

ISSN 1673-355X(Online)

CN 11-5743/B

邮发代号 80-983

Frontiers of Philosophy in China  2011, Vol. 6 Issue (2): 298-315   https://doi.org/10.1007/s11466-011-0140-8
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A Study of Experiential Technology and Scientific Technology, Exemplified by Chinese and Western Medicine
A Study of Experiential Technology and Scientific Technology, Exemplified by Chinese and Western Medicine
TIAN Song()
Research Center for Value and Culture, College of Philosophy & Sociology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Experience and science, being the two sources of technology, have different focuses. In experiential technology, techniques and skills are emphasized while in scientific technology tool or equipment. Experiential technology is generally regarded as local knowledge, and scientific technology universal. Traditional Chinese medicine is an experiential technology. In contrast, Western medicine is set up as a scientific technology with great efforts. Through the comparison of these two medicines, this paper attempts to illustrate the difference between the two technologies and in turn, the difference between these two medicines by defining these two technologies. Finally, this paper further investigates the special values of Chinese medicine. Making use of the SSK theory, this paper deconstructs the idea of universality of science, and argues that, the universality is the feature that science pursues, but not what it already has. With more historical evidence, experiential technology is more stable, while scientific technology is less stable because it updates quickly, and often changes reversely.

Key wordsexperiential technology    scientific technology    traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)    Western medicine    skills    tool    instrument
出版日期: 2011-06-05
Corresponding Author(s): TIAN Song,Email:tiansong9@gmail.com   
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. A Study of Experiential Technology and Scientific Technology, Exemplified by Chinese and Western Medicine[J]. Frontiers of Philosophy in China, 2011, 6(2): 298-315.
TIAN Song. A Study of Experiential Technology and Scientific Technology, Exemplified by Chinese and Western Medicine. Front Phil Chin, 2011, 6(2): 298-315.
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