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Taoism and health: selected aspects
Tomek, Jaroslav ; Parry Martínková, Irena (advisor) ; Strnad, Pavel (referee)
Title: Taoism and health: selected aspects Objectives: The first objective of this thesis is to present and interpret Taoist way of thinking with a special emphasis on its teachings regarding health. The second objective is to presents selected aspects of this 'spiritual philosophy' and its health benefits (nutrition, fasting, breathing and physical exercises and others) and tests them against currently available scientific studies. The prolonged goal would be to point out methods which complement the techniques and processes of western health care systems. The third objective examines the legislative situation in the Czech elementary education system regarding the health education topic and beneficial effect of Taoist methods to use. Methods: This master thesis is purely theoretical, focusing on the analysis of primary and secondary source material with continuous and subsequent synthesis. These methods have been complemented with compilation and comparative methods. Results: Based on the available source material, the Taoist way of thinking has been presented including his approach to health. Furthermore, traditional Taoist health promoting practices which were also an inspiration for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) were being discussed. Based on scientific articles and studies, benefits and...
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Taoism and health: selected aspects
Tomek, Jaroslav ; Parry Martínková, Irena (advisor) ; Strnad, Pavel (referee)
Title: Taoism and health: selected aspects Objectives: The first objective of this thesis is to present and interpret Taoist way of thinking with a special emphasis on its teachings regarding health. The second objective is to presents selected aspects of this 'spiritual philosophy' and its health benefits (nutrition, fasting, breathing and physical exercises and others) and tests them against currently available scientific studies. The prolonged goal would be to point out methods which complement the techniques and processes of western health care systems. The third objective examines the legislative situation in the Czech elementary education system regarding the health education topic and beneficial effect of Taoist methods to use. Methods: This master thesis is purely theoretical, focusing on the analysis of primary and secondary source material with continuous and subsequent synthesis. These methods have been complemented with compilation and comparative methods. Results: Based on the available source material, the Taoist way of thinking has been presented including his approach to health. Furthermore, traditional Taoist health promoting practices which were also an inspiration for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) were being discussed. Based on scientific articles and studies, benefits and...
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Han Fei's Strategy in Interpretation and Adaptation of the Laozi
Gajdošová, Kateřina ; Zádrapa, Lukáš (advisor) ; Vávra, Dušan (referee)
The bachelor thesis Han Fei's Strategy in Interpreting the Laozi deals with the first known commentary of the Laozi, one of the fundamental works of the so-called philosophical taoism, found in the work of Han Fei, the leading proponent of legalism. The work summarizes the current state of knowledge concerning the dating and authorship of the Laozi. It also outlines the broader context of the Warring States period thinking and draws attention to the problem of traditional categorization into schools of thought. The focus of the work is a philosophical analysis of the Jie Lao 解 老 and Yu Lao 喻老 chapters, as well as some other relevant chapters of the Hanfeizi. Han Fei's interpreting strategy is demonstrated on the examples taken from the two texts, accompanied by original translations for that purpose.
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