阴阳五行说的发展演变与中华民族思维方式的基本形成

Development of the Theory of Yin and Yang and Five Elements and the Establishment of Chinese Thinking Mode

阴阳五行说的形成经历了一个漫长的历史时期,是我国古代农业文明的结晶,对于秦汉及其以后的封建社会的发展影响深远,成为封建统治者建立政权的历史哲学。与西方文明的发展路径相比有所不同的是,阴阳五行说所体现出的关联思维方式,是中国人的思想律,是古人对于天人之际这一问题加以思考所得出的结论。这一学说在《内经》医学哲学的思想框架中被采纳,并在现实的医学实践中被广泛运用,从而将精神与身体有机地结合在一起。

It took a long time for the theory of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements to came into being. It is a fruit of Chinese agricultural civilization and had profound influence on traditional Chinese feudal society as the historical philosophy for the monarchies. Contrasted to the western civilization, the theory of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements reflected a unique feature in thinking mode--correlative thinking mode which arose from the debates on nature and human beings. This theory, bridging up spirit and body, was also assimilated into the philosophical framework of the Canon of Internal Medicine and has been widely applied in modern medication.