Abstract
Abstract This article explores the philosophical framework underpinning the Yijing (Book of Changes) and its resonance with the thought of Arthur North Whitehead, whose process cosmology has been well received within scholarship on Chinese philosophy. It examines sinologists’ interpretations of the Yijing through the lens of Whitehead’s process cosmology, highlighting key similarities in their metaphysical view of reality as dynamic and interwoven. However, while Whitehead’s philosophy, like other Western frameworks such as modern physics, focuses on understanding the fundamental “stuff” of the universe, the Yijing’s cosmology of change shifts attention to human action within this unpredictable world. Through analysis of the Xici zhuan commentary, the article investigates the role of symbolic representation, divination, and moral choice in the Yijing’s guidance on how one perceives, lives, and acts within this ever-unfolding universe, thereby encompassing not just cosmology but also epistemology and ethics.
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