Good formulas: empirical evidence in mid-imperial Chinese medical texts

"In Song-dynasty China (960-1279), narratives based on authors' personal experience began to proliferate in medical treatises, introducing a new strategy for substantiating knowledge. The rise of this empirical approach, which had appeared only sporadically in pre-Song medical literature,...

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Main Author: Chen, Yunru (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Seattle University of Washington Press 2023
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Summary:"In Song-dynasty China (960-1279), narratives based on authors' personal experience began to proliferate in medical treatises, introducing a new strategy for substantiating knowledge. The rise of this empirical approach, which had appeared only sporadically in pre-Song medical literature, provides a window into transformations in the construction of textual authority in middle-period China. Ruth Yun-Ju Chen traces this development by examining medical genres and notebooks (biji), showing that it was both a product of and a catalyst for a broader epistemic transition and the advent of a new medical learning environment"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XII, 222 Seiten
ISBN:9780295751382
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