asians have created different models of the energy system of the body. and they generally feel that that energy should not just go to the brain. they indeed call that energy blockage. when I see obese people who are exhausted, I think: these people don't understand energy at all. — TaySan
A body-mind-spirit model in health: an Eastern approach
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In striking contrast, Eastern philosophies of Buddhism, Taoism and traditional Chinese medicine adopt a holistic conceptualization of an individual and his or her ... — C Chan
Anyone saying science has made philosophy irrelevant doesn't seem to understand what philosophy is or how it works in academia. — Christoffer
It is sad in the West we are so sure of ourselves and appear to know so little. In general, we don't even know what science has to do with philosophy and what that has to do with health. — Athena
On the other hand, I've met other people like you who were saved by philosophy. I must admit I don't get it, but I've come to respect it and accept that it works. For me, it's like jazz. It's not my music and I don't really get it, but enough people I respect value it that it would be silly and graceless to argue. — T Clark
This failure of philosophy is a failure to see the whole picture and storytelling that excluded our wrongs. This is a new day and we need to value philosophy to move ahead without doing more damage. — Athena
I'm interested in your idea about philosophy being stony. Can you say more in concrete terms (no half-arsed pun intended) about why it doesn't work for you? — Tom Storm
I'm seems like it is the same for those who prefer western philosophy. It grabs them. They recognize it. It's something they didn't know they already knew. — T Clark
I just had a quick scan on line. It certainly is striking - it reads like poetry and the reader needs to have a particular personality or imagination (I suspect) to get the most from it. — Tom Storm
And science is applied philosophy. — T Clark
So the question is: Would you rather feel at home or live in a place you know is scientifically "better" than where you did last? — Outlander
Read with attention and meditatively what I said ... — Anand-Haqq
You did not understand what I said ... — Anand-Haqq
In my understanding it is philosophy that paved the way for science by undermining fixed religious beliefs. Do you agree? — TaySan
Your answer is the reason I started this discussion. Thank you. It means the world to me. — TaySan
a world in which the truth value of scientific knowledge directs the application of technology to secure the greater good. — counterpunch
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