PHILOSOPHICAL PRESUPPOSITIONS OF AYURVEDA AND MODERN MEDICINE

The theory of Ayurveda rests on the concepts of matter, vital principle, mind, and pure consciousness. It is a holistic theory of medicine, which aims at restoration of physical and mental health, and spiritual well-being in a sick person, so that he may self-actualize himself, and eventually, reali...

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Autor principal: Sinha, A. K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 1984
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3331560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22557392
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spelling pubmed-33315602012-04-27 PHILOSOPHICAL PRESUPPOSITIONS OF AYURVEDA AND MODERN MEDICINE Sinha, A. K. Anc Sci Life Original Article The theory of Ayurveda rests on the concepts of matter, vital principle, mind, and pure consciousness. It is a holistic theory of medicine, which aims at restoration of physical and mental health, and spiritual well-being in a sick person, so that he may self-actualize himself, and eventually, realize his nature as pure consciousness. Modern Western medicine tries to reduce consciousness, and vital principle to biochemical entities. It is a value-neutral science, and considers the aim of therapy as removal of pathological symptoms. Its theoretical position is weak. Interface between medical and value science is urgently needed. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 1984 /pmc/articles/PMC3331560/ /pubmed/22557392 Text en Copyright: © Ancient Science of Life http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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PHILOSOPHICAL PRESUPPOSITIONS OF AYURVEDA AND MODERN MEDICINE
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title_short PHILOSOPHICAL PRESUPPOSITIONS OF AYURVEDA AND MODERN MEDICINE
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