The I Ching and Confucianism/易與儒

The Zhou Yi (Changes of the Zhou) stands as the foremost of the Five Classics in Confucianism and was compiled roughly by literati represented by the Duke of Zhou. Confucianism originated with the Duke of Zhou and reached its full synthesis in Confucius himself.The Zhou Yi integrates image-number (xiangshu), principle (li), and divination (zhan) into one unified system. Image-number forms the very foundation upon which the Zhou Yi is constructed, and also serves as the key to its interpretation. The study of Zhou Yi image-number matured largely through the Han and Song dynasties, and this book will focus significantly on that development.The principle (li) of the Zhou Yi may be summarized concisely as "one yin and one yang constitute the Way" (yi yin yi yang zhi wei dao). Confucius then carried forward this Way as the "one thread that runs through all" (yi yi guan zhi)-namely, the doctrine of "timely equilibrium" (shizhong), which integrates epistemology, methodology, and ontology into one. Regarding the divination (zhan) of the Zhou Yi and the rise and decline of Confucianism over more than two thousand years, this book also offers its own original perspectives.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿