形气神三位一体生命观与笛卡尔的二元论生命观

Trinity life view of body-qi-spirit and the life view of René Descartes’ dualistic theory

形气神三位一体生命观和笛卡尔二元论生命观的相同之处主要体现:(1)二者均认为形和神是不同的存在体;(2)二者均认为形神的紧密连接能够促进和维持人体心身健康状态;(3)笛卡尔认为形神通过一种叫动物精气的物质连接,和形气神三位一体生命观中气是连接形神的媒介类似。二者不同之处体现:(1)前者有五脏神的理论,而后者更加偏重脑与神经的研究;(2)前者明确指出了情绪对气机影响的运动变化,后者未明确指出情绪对人体的存在物质的具体影响。通过比较及思考二者的异同,发现两种理论可以相互映照,共同为临床和科研提供研究思路。

The similarities between the trinity life view of body-qi-spirit and the life view of René Descartes’ dualistic theory are mainly reflected in:(1)both believe that body and spirit are different entities;(2)both believe that the integration of body and mind could promote people’s physical and mental health;(3)René Descartes believed that body and spirit are connected through a substance called animal spirits,which is similar to the qi substance in TCM. Qi is the mediator to integrate body and mind. The differences between the two are as follows:(1)the former has the theory of five internal organs-spirit,while the latter is more focused on the study of the brain and nerves;(2)the former clearly points out the changes in qi’s movement induced by different emotion stimulus,while the latter does not clearly point out the specific effects of emotions on the existence of substances in the human bady. By comparing and rethinking about their similarities and differences,it is found that the two theories can mirror each other and jointly provide insights for clinical and scientific research.