新概念:理论前提,揭示概念内涵、朝向现代科学——现代中医基础理论系列研究(上篇Ⅰ)

Establishment of Modern Basic Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Part Ⅰ New Concept:Theoretical Premise, Reveal Connotation of Concept Towards Modern Science

中医基础理论是中医药的理论基础,中医药现代化迫切需求现代中医理论。然而,关于现代中医理论应当如何建立,以及应当建立起什么样的理论一直是国内外中医药同行所关注和探讨的重要议题。为引领现代中医理论的发展,本期"专论"栏目特设"现代中医基础理论"系列专题讨论,分别以上、中、下三个篇幅连续展开深入系统地论述。其中,上篇包含新概念、新理论、新学科三篇文章;中篇包含新理念、新规范、怎样明确概念、如何检验假说、为何评价理论5篇文章;下篇包含整体观念更新、辨证论治发展、脏象学说创新、病因、发病、病机、预防、治则、知识结构、认知结构、专题探讨、展望5年前景12篇文章。本期刊发的是上篇"新概念"第一篇文章。本文从中医基础理论新概念层面,借鉴国际学术界对科学概念的认识,从概念的标签、理论定义和操作性定义三方面,阐述现代中医基础理论这一新概念的外延和内涵,论证理论前提对现代中医基础理论研究和建立的必要性,说明走向现代科学的必然趋向。全文立义深刻,有一定突破创新。希望由此引发各位专家学者的关注和讨论。

Editor＇s Notes： The basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine is the theoretical foundation of Chinese medicine, modernization of Chinese medicine needs of the modem theory of Chinese medicine urgently. However, it is always the important issues about how modern Chinese medicine theory should be created, and what kind of theory should have been established concerned and explored by domestic and foreign counterparts in tradi- tional Chinese medicine. To lead the development of modem Chinese medicine theory, ＂Modem Basic Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine＂ series of symposiums are set up specially in the current ＂Review＂ column, and discussed thoroughly and systematically using three consecutive pats respectively. Among them, part I contains 3 articles about new concepts, new theories, new disciplines; part II contains 5 articles about new ideas, new norms, how to clear concept, how to verify hypotheses, why to evaluate theory; part III contains 12 articles about concept of wholism updating, treatment based on syndrome differentiation development, viscera-state doc- trine innovation, pathogeny, etiology, pathogenesis, prevention, principle of treatment, knowledge structure, cogni- tion structure, monographic study, 5-year outlook. Published article on this issue is the first one belong to ＂new concept＂ of part I. In this paper, we want to describe the denotation and connotation of the new concept of the modern basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine from three aspects of a concept： a label, a theoretical definition, and an operational definition learning from the international academic understanding of scientific concepts, demonstrate the necessity of theoretical premise to the research and establishment of the modem basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine and the need to build on, illustrate the inevitable trend toward modem science. The whole article contains profound meaning and a certain breakthrough and innovation. We are expected to cause concerns and discusses of experts and scholars through this article.