Tai chi philosophy and nursing epistemology

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Alperson, Sunny Yim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Buddhism; Carper; Chinese philosophy; Epistemology; Integration; Knowledge development meditation; Mind body; Praxis; Tai Chi

Indexed keywords

BUDDHISM; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONFUCIANISM; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHILOSOPHY; RELIGION; TAI CHI;

BUDDHISM; CONFUCIANISM; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; TAI JI; YIN-YANG;

EID: 67649950637     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ANS.0000311532.65941.b8     Document Type: Article

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