This book provides a richly documented account of the historical,
cultural, philosophical and practical dimensions of feng shui. It
argues that where feng shui is entrenched educational systems have
a responsibility to examine its claims, and that this examination
provides opportunities for students to better learn about the key
features of the nature of science, the demarcation of science and
non-science, the characteristics of pseudoscience, and the
engagement of science with culture and worldviews. The arguments
presented for feng shui being a pseudoscience can be marshalled
when considering a whole range of comparable beliefs and the
educational benefit of their appraisal. Feng shui is a
deeply-entrenched, three-millennia-old system of Asian beliefs and
practices about nature, architecture, health, and divination that
has garnered a growing presence outside of Asia. It is part of a
comprehensive and ancient worldview built around belief in chi (qi)
the putative universal energy or life-force that animates all
existence, the cosmos, the solar system, the earth, and human
bodies. Harmonious living requires building in accord with local
chi streams; good health requires replenishment and manipulation of
internal chi flow; and a beneficent afterlife is enhanced when
buried in conformity with chi directions. Traditional Chinese
Medicine is based on the proper manipulation of internal chi by
acupuncture, tai-chi and qigong exercise, and herbal dietary
supplements. Matthews has produced another tour de force that will
repay close study by students, scientists, and all those concerned
to understand science, culture, and the science/culture nexus.
Harvey Siegel, Philosophy, University of Miami, USA With great
erudition and even greater fluidity of style, Matthews introduces
us to this now-world-wide belief system. Michael Ruse, Philosophy,
Florida State University, USA The book is one of the best research
works published on Feng Shui. Wang Youjun, Philosophy, Shanghai
Normal University, China The history is fascinating. The analysis
makes an important contribution to science literature. James
Alcock, Psychology, York University, Canada This book provides an
in-depth study of Feng Shui in different periods, considering its
philosophical, historical and educational dimensions; especially
from a perspective of the 'demarcation problem' between science and
pseudoscience. Yao Dazhi, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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