道器之间:阿威罗伊医学思想探析

Between the Dao and the Qi:Analysis of Averroes'Medical Thought

探讨阿威罗伊的医学哲学思想及对神经医学的贡献。在本体论上,继承传统的四元素说;在知识论上,将基础医学理论纳入到自然哲学的框架下。在理论哲学与实践哲学的关系上,将理论医学和医疗实践置于同等地位,使医疗实践获得了独立性。阿威罗伊对临床医学的贡献主要在神经科学方面:明确了视网膜的光感受功能,描述了帕金森病的临床表现,重申了卒中的心脏和大脑起源。阿威罗伊医学思想对文艺复兴和近代自然科学的兴起起到了一定推动作用。

This paper discusses Averroes'medical philosophy and his contribution to neuroscience.In ontology,it inherits the traditional four elements theory.In terms of epistemology,the basic medical theory is brought into the framework of natural philosophy.In the relationship between theoretical philosophy and practical philosophy,theoretical medicine and medical practice are placed in the same position,which makes medical practice independent.Averroes'contribution to clinical medicine mainly lies in neuroscience:he defined the photoreceptor function of the retina,described the clinical manifestations of Parkinson's disease,restated the origin of the heart and brain of stroke.Averroes'medical thoughts played a certain role in promoting the Renaissance and the rise of modern natural science.