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14 광고 January 1, 2020 Vol. 10 Hani Times
Opinion

Acupuncture Theory and Holon Theory, The West Meets the East?

Whaumilseungbupkyedo(화 abnormally by looking at the philosophy in acupuncture and
엄일승법계도), “a whole is in patient’s facial color. Also, holon theory it is not hard to
one and there is one in ones. pulse diagnosis represents the understand that acupuncture
Therefore, one is the whole and patient’s body condition. This theory shares same idea with
ones are only one.” is examples of a part, such Holon and new science.
as facial color or pulse, could I founded South Baylo University
In acupuncture theory, human shows whole body. and I will train as much
body represents whole universe Philosophy for prescribing an acupuncturists as I can. I would
and human body is considered herbal formula shares the idea of like to see more acupuncturists
to micro-cosmos. There is Holon. The sum of each herb in who spread philosophy of
common principle for building the formula never is working as acupuncture theory and healing
a human body and creation of intension of the formula. Herbs power to more American people.
universe. And all information in the formula are chemically Acupuncture treatment is
of universe was embedded on combined and created new focused on enhancing self-
human body. So, all human chemical characteristics. healing power and immune
beings tend to try to be unified Also, as an acupuncturist treats system to fight back to
to the universe by complying symptoms, the acupuncturist pathogens. And I believe
common principle. tries to find out root cause for acupuncture treatment is the
An acupuncturist can diagnose the symptom. best way to substitute opioid
which part of body is working After reviewing similarities in medicines.

△ A Korean Monk priest Euisang (625~702) who explained Materialism vs. Pan-experientialism:
basic concept of Holon theory 1,500 years earlier than Arthur
Koestler. Arthur Koestler used the phrase to holon in his Newton discarded and Whitehead revived
book ‘The Ghost in the Machine’ in 1967.
the life-laden worldview
a part, it is required to learn
dynamics of the whole. In new
science explains that the sum the organic life-laden of experience is combining
By Simon Kim, Professor, worldview. So, he asked; the continuity of subjective
of each part is not the whole.
South Baylo University how do we add content to and the continuity of nature
And even a small part represents
the notion of bare (material) in the direction of self-
the whole. activity? As I contrasted two enjoyment.
Organic qi worldview regarded images of nature before, the Thus, the characteristics
Holons are the individual the Life Jingqi as final unity quantitative and qualitative of life are absolute self-

By David Park, Founder of building block of Ken Wilber’s and absolute reality in the image, Whitehead suggested enjoyment, creative activity,
Heaven and Earth. Life is a
South Baylo University model. Wilber borrowed common sense experience for also the modes of qualitative aim. The reason why amoeba
texture. The unity of emotion
is regarded as life is because
the concept of holons from
humans. It is the premise of or feeling is a patterned it has three elements of life.
Arthur Koestler’s description the philosophy of I-ching and texture of qualities for fusing Science can find no individual
I have tried to connect of the great chain of being, a the philosophy of organism. life with nature. This feeling enjoyment in nature: Science
acupuncture theory with mediaval description of levels Therefore, Gyesajeon of is expressed as Gameung ( can find no aim in nature:
conventional and new science. of being. He understood holon I-ching said: begetting life 感應) in the Qi philosophy. Science can find no creativity
For this month, I will explain as every entity and concept is is called the principle of I Like the existence of matter, in nature; it finds mere rules
(生生之謂易). life should be viewed as an of (material) succession.
acupuncture theory and show both an entity on its own, and
Now I can summarize the ultimate unit. According Whitehead has consistently
correlation between acupuncture a hierarchical part of a lager
characteristic of worldview to the definition of ‘life’ insisted on these claims from
theory and Holon theory. whole. For example, a letter shared by the Qi philosophy in <Modes of Thought> his early writing; Sciences
A Holon means simultaneously is a self-existing entity and and the philosophy of written by Whitehead, the and the modern world. He
a whole and a part. The term simultaneously an integral part organism. These two composition of qualitative contended that the blindness
was used by Arthur Koestler of a word, which then is part philosophies are in line with life in nature has three of physical science only
the realistic metaphysics essential factors. deals with half of evidence
in his book The Ghost in the of a sentence, which is part of
of philosophical history. 1) Life implies the absolute, provided by human experience.
Machin and the phrase to Holon a paragraph, which is part of
I would call them the individual self-enjoyment So, he concluded that we
is a Greek word preceding the a page, and so on. Everything natural philosophy of Jingqi arising out of the (physical) should conceive mental
Latin analogue universum, in from quarks to matter to energy worldview. Followings are process of appropriation. (life) operations as among
the sense of totality, a whole. A to ideas can be looked at in three premises of the natural Life is enjoyment of emotion the factors which make up
fractal theory is close to the Holon the way. Holon is like Russian philosophy of Qi realism. derived from the past, aimed the constitution of nature.
as it is a part that represents a dolls, where a whole is a part 1. Nature consists not only at the future. It is no exaggeration to say
of the material world, but 2) Life involves a creative that the beginning of my
whole at the same time. of another whole, in turn part
of Qi organism. activity belonging to the very articles began with this one
of another whole, etc.
2. All life activities in heaven essence of each occasion. passage; Jingqi becomes
If you apply the idea of Holon Holon theory is not only applied and earth are made possible The process of self-creation individual things in nature
to conventional science, the to material word also applied to by the Jingqi. is the transformation of (精氣爲物). Comparing with
most complicated system could mental world too. Wilber was 3. The presence of mind the potential into the physical things in nature
be understood by analysis one who tried to apply holon and spirit is the emergent actual, and the fact of such formed by the 92 elements
phenomena of the life-laden transformation includes the and 4 energies, the individual
of each component. In other to mental world.
Jingqi world. immediacy of self-enjoyment. things made up of Jingqi,
words, the whole is sum of Interesting thing is there was
In order to overcome the 3) Individual unit of life working upon the principle
each component. Contrarily, a Buddhist monk, Euisang limitation of Mechanistic aims the selected way of of Yin Yang Wuxing have
new science understands things who described holon theory Material Metaphysics (MMM), entertaining in the process the tone of life same as in
in different point of view. To in 1,500 years earlier. He wrote Whitehead had to build of unification. Each occasion the philosophy of organism.
understand characteristics of a phrase on his book called