The Application of the Philosophical Thinking of “Three” From I Ching to Medical Education

Yingjie Du; Xinqing Zhang; Jinjing Zhang; Guyan Wang

doi:10.3389/fmed.2021.759282

Frontiers in Medicine (Dec 2021)

The Application of the Philosophical Thinking of “Three” From I Ching to Medical Education

Yingjie Du,
Xinqing Zhang,
Jinjing Zhang,
Guyan Wang

Affiliations

Yingjie Du: Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
Xinqing Zhang: School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Jinjing Zhang: Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
Guyan Wang: Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.759282
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8

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Since ancient times, the Chinese have had a special understanding of the “Three”. Chinese philosophy originates from the I Ching, and the philosophical concept of “Three” is the core of the I Ching. The philosophical thinking about “Three” entails a complete dialectical thinking method that is consistent with the Western philosophical concept of “One Dividing into Three”. In this paper, we explain the philosophical concept of “Three” and suggest its application to medical education, including the learning and application of new technology, shared decision making between doctors and patients, and integration of medical humanities and medical science.

Published in Frontiers in Medicine

ISSN: 2296-858X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine

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