试论进化论思想对近代中西医论争的影响

进化论在近代中国得到广泛传播后,对东西方文化的评判产生重要影响,作为当时中西文化论争一部分的中西医论争自不可避免。进化论思想使中医得到“落后”的价值评价,在现实中给予了批判中医论者政治上的正当性,并成为他们废止中医的思想来源之一;同时,由于被评价为“落后、迷信、不科学”,中医表达自身的话语权也逐渐发生了转移,造成了中医的“失语”。

The Influence of Evolution on the Dispute between TCM and Western Medicine

Evolution was popular in China since 1840s,it has shed great influence on evaluation of western culture and eastern culture,including the dispute between TCM and western medicine,which is part of the cultural dispute.According to evolution,TCM is out-of-date,and this legitimated the criticism on TCM politically,and this is one of the sources of the idea of abolishing TCM.At the same time,because of the label of "out-of-date,superstitious and unscientific",the self statement of TCM is distorted,ultimately caused the muteness of TCM.