TCM History and Philosophy

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The student studies the different eras of Chinese history and the effects on TCM Medicine theories. This course includes the study of the development of Naturalism, Philosophical and Religious Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism and their contributions to Chinese Medicine. For each philosophy, the course examines how the philosophy views the human relationship to nature, and the human relationship to the universe. In addition, the impact of philosophy and religion on the TCM medical paradigm is explored.