仁心与仁术:儒家仁学视域下的中医生命伦理

Benevolence and benevolent medicine:The bioethics of traditional Chinese medicine from the perspective of Confucian Ren

作为儒学核心范畴的“仁”原本有相爱、感通、觉察等内涵。经宋明理学家的诠释,“仁”成为体现“生生”之意的“天理”。中医学之所以被称作仁心仁术,是因为中医具有以人为本的生命关怀、大医精诚的职业精神以及调和致中、护养生机的诊疗技术,这就使中医临床实践成为践行儒家“生生之仁”的最好方式,中医学也因此形成了参赞化育、燮理阴阳的生命伦理.

As the core category of Confucianism,'Ren'(benevolence)has rich connotations such as love,empathy and awareness,etc..The Confucian philosophers in Song and Ming dynasties interpreted'Ren'as the embodiment of the heavenly principle of Sheng-sheng'(generation and re-generation).Influenced by the concept of Ren and its related interpretations,Chinese medicine has formed a medical ethic of people-oriented and absolute sincerity.At the same time,Chinese medicine has also developed a diagnosis or treatment technique that attains a state of harmony and maintains vitality.Clinical practice of traditional Chinese medicine has become the best way to practice the Confucian concept of benevolence.Traditional Chinese medicine has thus formed bioethics that regulate the body's yin and yang to assist the process of natural changes.