Newly Compiled Detailed Explanation of the I Ching·Zhou Ci Commentary

Author: Jin Jingfang
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Publish Date: 1998-10-01
Features: China, as a great country with an ancient civilization, is endowed with a rich tradition of dialectical thought. We cannot deny that we have not sufficiently explored this intellectual resource in the past. There are many reasons for this, among which "intellectual barriers" must be considered a significant factor. We are often limited by the names and terminology of dialectics and philosophy, obscuring its unique content and essence. The state of our understanding of the Book of Changes illustrates this point. The New Compendious Explanation, this work, with less than ten thousand words, carries the weight of a thousand pounds in terms of academic content. People will soon discover that this book will be like a milestone in the history of Book of Changes studies. In the past, Wang Yinzhi used the phrase "sharp tools piercing chaos" and Ruan Yuan used the phrase "stone shattering the sky" to praise Jiao Xun's "Three Books on the Book of Changes," and these descriptions are very fitting for this book by the author. The book provides sharp breakthroughs on long-standing difficult problems that previous scholars had not resolved, truly "piercing chaos" and "shattering the sky." Specifically, the author's book accomplishes three things, all of which can be said to be unprecedented. , it thoroughly organizes the Book of Changes Commentary, restoring its original form. The Book of Changes Commentary has profound meanings but is filled with obscure and text, widely recognized as difficult to read. Second, it completely reveals the mysteries of the Commentary on the Eight Trigrams. Third, by understanding and comprehending the Book of Changes Commentary and the Commentary on the Eight Trigrams, it further determines that the Book of Changes is a book that discusses dialectics.