[The three constituents of the idea of "medicine" in Hashida Kunihiko's thought].

Abstract

According to Hashida's theory, the medical professions encounter not "a disease", but "the person who is suffering from his/her disorders". However, the medical professions cannot apply "I-GAKU" directly to him/her who exists as an individual and specific empirical fact because "I-GAKU" is nothing more than a "medical science", a theory based on a collection of scientific facts which are abstract and notional. Therefore, "I-JUTSU" is required to convert scientific facts to empirical facts. Then, "I-DOU" moves the medical professions into "I-JUTSU", and also it demands observance from not only the medical profession, but also from the person who undergoes "I-JUTSU". Ultimately, "Medicine" is realized when these three constituents works mutually.