A Way of Life: Things, Thought, and Action in Chinese Medicine Format:Hardcover the Sons of the Serpent

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A Way of Life: Things, Thought, and Action in Chinese Medicine Format:Hardcover the Sons of the SerpentTraditional Chinese medicine is often viewed as mystical or superstitious, with outcomes requiring nave faith. Judith Farquhar, drawing on her hard won knowledge of social, intellectual, and clinical spheres in todays China, here offers a concise and nuanced treatment that addresses enduring and troublesome ontological, epistemological, and ethical questions. In this work, which is based on her 2017 Terry Lectures, Reality, Reason, and Action In and