The article examines the role of alchemy in the formation and development of Chinese philosophy. Particular attention is paid to alchemy and its place in the philosophy of Taoism, to the connection between theory and practice as a distinctive feature of Chinese thought. The article explains the main principles of Taoist alchemy and shows the difference between external and internal alchemy, underlining the key role of the principle of analogy of the microcosm and macrocosm in Chinese alchemy and philosophy; the author analyzes the important concepts of Tao, Yin, Yang, which were further developed in China by means of the alchemical and philosophical interpretation. The author shows the interconnections between alchemy and initiation, cosmology and anthropology, analyzes the significance of the ideal of the “holistic knowledge” and the common elements in Chinese and Western alchemy, which shaped the development of Eastern and Western philosophy.
本文探讨了炼金术在中国哲学的形成和发展中的作用。特别关注道家哲学及其中炼金术的地位。本文证明了理论与实践之间不可分割的联系是中国思想的鲜明特征。揭示了道家炼金术的主要规定,证实了微观和宏观的类比原理在中国炼金术和哲学中的关键作用;研究在中国受到炼金术和哲学解释的道,阴,阳最重要的概念。揭示了炼金术与启蒙,宇宙学和人类学的实践之间的相互关系,解释了“整体知识”的理想;确定了中欧炼金术的共同点,这决定了东西方哲学的发展。