The theory of yin-yang is not

"the unity of the opposites theory"

-ShiYuShan step to good horse Beijing first hospital of traditional Chinese medicine

Today's college textbook is refers to the theory of yin-yang is simple in ancient China the unity of opposites between the theory, and said the ancients of "Yin and Yang," used mainly is to demonstrate that human pathology and physiological contradictory and unified phenomenon. Little imagine, this is a one-sided definition cannot be established.

The author thinks that the ZhangZhongJing a treatise on febrile disease is about the environment for the negative qiu dong the Yin and Yang of the human body (such as the five zang-organs Yang meridians, the gas for Yang Yang, the Yang, etc.) "hurt" and "be assault against hurt" truth. In qiu dong the environment for the negative cold of Yin, must pay attention to protect the human body Yang, solid otherwise, it may be at typhoid disease. And JuTong wu of the article WenBing a distinguishing "is about chun xia heat for Yang Yang and the environment of the human body such as the Yin of the Yin (five zang-organs, the Yin of the meridians, blood as the Yin of the Yin, etc.) of the" hurt "and" be assault against hurt "truth. In the spring and summer heat for Yang Yang of the environment, must pay attention to protect the human body the Yin of the solid, otherwise, it may be at the warm disease.

The above two examples explain: the first, from a medical perspective, qiu dong cold "Yin" the Yin of the environment for can be "invade the human body hurt" Yang, the human body can't possibly "invade Yang hurt" the Yin of the environment. From philosophical Angle, because for the environment of qiu dong cold Yin Yin and Yang of the human body the pair of Yin and not in the same unity, therefore, the pair of Yin and Yang relationship is only "opposites" relationship, not "the unity of the opposites" relationship. Such as the environment can restrict the Yin of the "the human body", the human body Yang Yang cannot "restricted" the Yin of the environment. Similarly, from a medical perspective, chun xia heat for Yang Yang of the environment can be "invade the human body hurt" Yin, the human body the Yin of the impossible "assault hurt" environment Yang. From philosophical Angle, due to the heat of the environment for Yang spring of the human body, Yin Yang and the pair of Yin and not in the same unity, therefore, the pair of Yin and Yang also is only "relationship between" relationship, not "the unity of the opposites" relationship. This shows, Yin and Yang are "the unity of the opposites" definition cannot be established.

Second, from the logic perspective, the logic common sense tells us: a definition of the definition and be defined items must be full with concepts; Definition of a defined the two concepts of extension must be equal. Because of Yin and Yang (a) is defined the two words, in the above two examples of specific context, express is between Yin and Yang of "opposites" relationship, not the meaning expression of Yin and Yang of the unity of opposites between "relationship between the significance, so, expression" opposites "relationship between Yin and Yang of the significance of the concept is defined with the definition of") to the unity of the opposites "is not with the concept. Thus, the concept of Yin and Yang and the unity of the opposites "extension of conception" of course, not equal. This shows, Yin and Yang are "the unity of the opposites" definition cannot be established.

Third, from the linguistics Angle, Yin and Yang the two words have expressed the meaning of wikipedia, not only has the function of linguistic expression philosophy a discipline significance function. Such as "back to shenyang, abdominal to Yin". The study of the authors use two word Yin and Yang express is the abdomen, back for the negative is the medical significance for Yang, expression is not the abdominal to the Yin of the Yin and Yang of back to shenyang this a pair of Yin and Yang of the unity of opposites between "" philosophy significance. Besides in neijing times no "to the unity of the opposites" this concept. But in philosophy, Yin and Yang in addition to express that Yin and Yang of the unity of opposites between "relationship between the significance, still can be stated the Yin and Yang of the relationship between" opposites "meaning. This shows, from philosophy to the unity of the opposites "only" a significant (concept definition method of Yin and Yang) Angle is one-sided method, it is no doubt cause Yin and Yang are "the unity of the opposites" this one-sided definition of the important root.

The Yin and Yang of not "opposites" Yin, Yang relations and the unity of opposites "confused" relationship. Such as the leaves under the surface for Yin (), (are) face for Yang. A leaf of Yin Yin and for the party on the leaf for Yang Yang, the pair of Yin and Yang is the relationship between the "opposition" only relationship. Because a leaf of the Yin and Yang of leaf b, the pair of Yin and separation in two pieces of leaves, that is, the pair of Yin and not in the same unity. Only with a leaf below the Yin of the Yin of for its top for Yang Yang, the pair of Yin and Yang is the relationship between the unity of opposites "relationship."