@article{ART001686408},
author={이태형 and Tae-Woo Kim and Kim, Namil},
title={The Medical Dispute between Korean and Western Medicine in 1950s Examined through 『EE LIM』},
journal={The Journal Of Korean Medical Classics},
issn={1229-8328},
year={2012},
volume={25},
number={3},
pages={57-78},
doi={}
TY - JOUR
AU - 이태형
AU - Tae-Woo Kim
AU - Kim, Namil
TI - The Medical Dispute between Korean and Western Medicine in 1950s Examined through 『EE LIM』
JO - The Journal Of Korean Medical Classics
PY - 2012
VL - 25
IS - 3
PB - 대한한의학원전학회
SP - 57
EP - 78
SN - 1229-8328
AB - Objective:Although the government acknowledged Korean Medical Doctors as official health care providers since 1951, criticism regarding its modernity persisted. This paper focuses on the medical dispute between Korean and Western Medicine in 1950s risen from the problem of modernization of Korean Medicine.
Method:This paper looked into the medical dispute between Korean and Western Medicine in 1950s through EE LIM. EE LIM is a scholarly journal published by Korean Medical doctor Bae Won-Sik. Articles regarding the medical dispute between Korean and Western Medicine were selected, categorized and analyzed.
Result:The main questions against Korean Medicine were: whether it was scientific or not, and whether there was a possibility of systematization. Several opinions were brought up on these issues.
1) Some people criticized Korean Medicine as being unscientific based on modern science.
2) Others emphasized the identity of Korean Medicine against the critics.
3) Another group of people wanted to study Korean Medicine using modern methods and obtain merits from both sides.
Conclusion:The different understanding of the term ‘science’ led to diverse discussions on the direction of Korean Medicine's progression. The narrow meaning of science only considers Korean Medicine as an object of modern scientific and medical study. But if the meaning is broadened, containing empirical aspects, Korean Medicine can be included as a category of science based on its clinical utility.
KW - EE LIM;Medical dispute between Korean and Western Medicine;scientification;systematization;modernization
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이태형, Tae-Woo Kim and Kim, Namil. (2012). The Medical Dispute between Korean and Western Medicine in 1950s Examined through 『EE LIM』. The Journal Of Korean Medical Classics, 25(3), 57-78.
이태형, Tae-Woo Kim and Kim, Namil. 2012, "The Medical Dispute between Korean and Western Medicine in 1950s Examined through 『EE LIM』", The Journal Of Korean Medical Classics, vol.25, no.3 pp.57-78. Available from: doi:
이태형, Tae-Woo Kim, Kim, Namil "The Medical Dispute between Korean and Western Medicine in 1950s Examined through 『EE LIM』" The Journal Of Korean Medical Classics 25.3 pp.57-78 (2012) : 57.
이태형, Tae-Woo Kim, Kim, Namil. The Medical Dispute between Korean and Western Medicine in 1950s Examined through 『EE LIM』. 2012; 25(3), 57-78. Available from: doi:
이태형, Tae-Woo Kim and Kim, Namil. "The Medical Dispute between Korean and Western Medicine in 1950s Examined through 『EE LIM』" The Journal Of Korean Medical Classics 25, no.3 (2012) : 57-78.doi:
이태형; Tae-Woo Kim; Kim, Namil. The Medical Dispute between Korean and Western Medicine in 1950s Examined through 『EE LIM』. The Journal Of Korean Medical Classics, 25(3), 57-78. doi:
이태형; Tae-Woo Kim; Kim, Namil. The Medical Dispute between Korean and Western Medicine in 1950s Examined through 『EE LIM』. The Journal Of Korean Medical Classics. 2012; 25(3) 57-78. doi:
이태형, Tae-Woo Kim, Kim, Namil. The Medical Dispute between Korean and Western Medicine in 1950s Examined through 『EE LIM』. 2012; 25(3), 57-78. Available from: doi:
이태형, Tae-Woo Kim and Kim, Namil. "The Medical Dispute between Korean and Western Medicine in 1950s Examined through 『EE LIM』" The Journal Of Korean Medical Classics 25, no.3 (2012) : 57-78.doi:
