Feng shui : teaching about science and pseudoscience /: teaching about science and pseudoscience. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael R. Matthews.
• Authors: Matthews, Michael R
• Contents: SECTION 1 Feng Shui: Educational Responsibility and Opportunity. – 1 Introduction. – 2 The Cultural Contribution of Science Education. - SECTION 2 Feng Shui: Its Theory and Practice. – 3 Feng Shui and Chi. – 4 Feng Shui Practice. – 5 Feng Shui and Traditional Chinese Medicine. - SECTION 3 Feng Shui: A Historical-Philosophical Narrative. – 6 Matteo Ricci: A 16th Century Appraisal of Feng Shui. – 7 Ernst Johann Eitel: A 19th Century Appraisal of Feng Shui. – 8 Feng Shui and Westernization in Early 20th Century China. – 9 Feng Shui, Science and Politics in Contemporary China. - Section 4 Feng Shui: Considerations from Philosophy of Science. – 10 Joseph Needham on Feng Shui and Traditional Chinese Science. – 11 The Science and Teaching of Energy. – 12 Scientific Testing of Chi Claims. – 13 Feng Shui as Pseudoscience. - SECTION 5 Conclusion. – 14 Concluding Remarks.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 133.3337; Feng shui; Pseudoscience; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030188221; 3030188221
• Related ISBNs: 9783030188214; 3030188213
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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