Science and "Fengshui": The Concept "shi" [Chinese characters omitted], Rationality and Emotion, and the Ritualisation of Knowledge

Autor/in	Paton, Michael John
Titel	Science and "Fengshui": The Concept "shi" [Chinese characters omitted], Rationality and Emotion, and the Ritualisation of Knowledge
Quelle	In: Science & Education, 30 (2021) 6, S.1371-1386 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Paton, Michael John)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0926-7220
DOI	10.1007/s11191-021-00255-6
Schlagwörter	Science Education; Interior Design; Psychological Patterns; Philosophy; Science History + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Raumgestaltung; Philosophie; History of science; Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Abstract	Fengshui was originally a methodology for nurture of both spirit and fertility based on the relationship between water, wind, and qi, and was first used in the selection of sites of habitation on the loess plateau of northern China. An analysis of this methodology for nurture of the physical is the purpose of this paper. Its prism is the history and philosophy of science specifically in relation to the concept shi ([Chinese characters omitted]) or the configurational force of the topography and xing ([Chinese characters omitted]) the local landform, the topographical concepts thought to enable the flow and capture of qi, respectively; the interface between rationality and emotion; and the problems that are manifest with the ritualisation of knowledge. This analysis is then utilised to argue the importance of a non-linear, globally based history and philosophy of science in science education. (As Provided).
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