Background
Sivin, Nathan was born on May 11, 1931.
(This book is meant for those who want to comprehend tradi...)
This book is meant for those who want to comprehend traditional Chinese medicine. So much misinformation about Chinese medicine crowds the shelves of European and American bookshops that a Chinese account is severely needed. The Chinese books translated earlier have been primarily reference works on therapy. These provide dangerously unbalanced picture, dangerous in that they are likely to mislead people beginning to learn acupuncture. Anyone familiar with Chinese medicine knows that it is not a grab-bag of techniques that can be picked up and used with a few days or weeks of training but rather a system of practices for deducing a coordinated program of therapy from analysis of the patient as a whole. A portion of this book sets out to accurately translate the Revised Outline of Chinese Medicine, a handbook of traditional medicine published in Beijing in 1972. The chapters set out the fundamental conception that underlie diagnosis and decisions about therapy. The other part of this book is an extended introductory study in Chinese medicine.
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(A collection of essays which presents insights into the C...)
A collection of essays which presents insights into the Chinese scientific tradition and its interaction with Western science. An introductory overview and biographical assessments of Shen Kua and Wang Hsi-shan are included in the discussion.
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Sivin, Nathan was born on May 11, 1931.
Bachelor of Science in Humanities and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958. Master of Arts in History of Science, Harvard University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy in History of Science, Harvard University, 1966.
Professor Chinese history and history of science, department history and sociology of science University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1977, acting chairman department, 1989. Visiting lecturer, Singapore University, 1962. Visiting professor Research Institute Humanistic Studies, Kyoto, Japan, 67-68, 71-72, 74, 79-80.
Visiting scientist Sinologisch Institute, Leiden, The Netherlands, Cambridge University, England, People's Republic China. Visiting associate, director Needham Research Institute, Cambridge, since 1987. Advisor Academy Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing.
Senior scholar Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation International Scholarly Exchange, 1998-1999. Numerous lectures and colloquia in Europe, Asia, North America.
(This collection of four essays explores the cultural boun...)
(A collection of essays which presents insights into the C...)
(This book is meant for those who want to comprehend tradi...)
Member administrative board Chinese Cultural and Community Center, Philadelphia, 1983-1984. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Society for Study of Religion (executive committee 1982-1983, vice president since 1993), Society for Studies Chinese Religion (board directors, executive council 1986-1989), T'ang Studies Society (board directors since 1986), International Society for History East Asian Science, Technology and Medicine (president 1990-1993), Chinese Academy of Sciences (honorary professor since 1989), Franklin Inn Club (president 1995-1997), Academy International D'histoire des Sciences.
Married Carole Delmore.