Ancient traditional Chinese medicine’s concept of righteousness and benefit and its contemporary value from the perspective of Mozi’s concept of righteousness and benefit / 中国医学伦理学

ABSTRACT

The purpose of medical practice and attitude towards the remuneration of the ancient traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） practitioners have a high degree of commonality with Mozi’s concept of righteousness and benefit. Under the regulation of Mozi’s “ideology of valuing righteousness and advocating benefit”， ancient TCM practitioners formed the purpose of the medical practice of benefiting patients with skills and prioritizing righteousness， as well as the attitude towards the remuneration of balancing righteousness and benefit and gaining benefits from righteousness. Learning from the past to the present， the essence of TCM’s concept of righteousness and benefit was used to cultivate the pursuit of righteousness in medical practice among medical staff through infection education. Ideological and political education courses and media promotion were used to urge medical staff to keep the bottom line of medical practice of regulating benefit with righteousness. With the help of incentive mechanisms， various paths were constructed such as salary distribution that balanced righteousness and benefit incentive mechanisms， as well as organically integrated them into contemporary medical ethics education on the concept of righteousness and benefit， with a view to establishing a view of medical concept of righteousness and benefit that is in line with the current economic and social development， and to assist in building a harmonious doctor-patient relationship， promoting the medical health development， and building a human health community.