在以梅洛-庞蒂为代表的当代身体哲学与中国古代中医的身体思想之间,我们发现了根本理念上的诸多相契之处。如梅洛一庞蒂的“走向世界之身”与中医的“大身子”相契;他所说的“流动的身体”与中医的“气”相契;其“可见的-不可见的”身体与中医“藏象”相契;梅洛-庞蒂提到的身体的“双叶”与中医的“阴阳”相契;其“生命化的时间”说与中医“五行”说相契;梅洛-庞蒂的“身体间性”与中医“经络”相契;其“用身体知道”与中医“身诊”相契。这一切,不仅使梅洛-庞蒂身体哲学的兴起代表了对西方传统身体观的一场根本叛逆,也为中医身体观走向现代及中医身体观与当代身体观的会通提供了重要的理论契机。
It can be seen that many perspectives from the modern philosophy of the human body represented by Maurice Mer- leau-Ponty's (1908-1961) philosophical views are in alignment with the foundational ideas from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Examples include: 1) the concept of "the body going to the world" raised by Merleau-Ponty is in accordance with the "macro-body" conceived in TCM; 2) the concept of "streams flowing inside the human body" referred to by Merleau- Ponty is similar to the concept of qi (material force) of TCM; 3) the unity of "visible and invisible" qualities of the human body set forth by Merleau-Ponty is congenial to the functions of viscera in TCM; 4) the concept of bifoliation of the human body pointed out by Merleau-Ponty is similar to the notion of yin-yang in TCM; 5) Merleau-Ponty's "life-oriented time" corresponds to the flow of "Five Agents" in TCM; 6) his "inter-somatic subjectivity" is in alignment with the theory of "me- ridians" in TCM; 7) his "knowing by one's body" accords to the "diagnosis by body" in TCM. All these similarities not only make the rise of Merleau-Ponty's philosophy of the human body represent a fundamental rebellion against Western tradition- al outlooks on the human body, but also offer a theoretical foundation for TCM to move to modern times and an opportunity for the fusion of TCM's outlook and a modern outlook on the human body.