Studies Of Shen Zhongtao's Scientific Yi-ology

Shen Zhongtao is a famous bibliophile and Yi-scholar in modern China, His Yi-ology thoughts influence later generations greatly. Since the middle of the nine-teenth century, especially in the 20th century. The modern science and technology of western was introduced into China constantly in various forms, the ancient Chinese traditional culture was spread to Europe as well, unprecedented interweave and huitong between Chinese and western cultures was produced, The advanced science and technology of western had a strong impact and influence on Chinese people, the inter section of Yi-ology and science had became an inevitable result of historical development. It is against this background, Shen Zhongtao, the pioneer of Yi-ology, was born. The study of his Yi-ology thoughts has a great significance to the development of the Yi-ology today.In order to analyze the Yi-ology thoughts and its scientific matrix of Shen Zhongtao deeply. This paper tries to expound Shen Zhongtao's Yi-philosophy thoughts by unscrambling the academic background of his Yi thoughts then show its Yi-ology features and contributions to the development of the Yi-ology. It includes the three parts of life experience, main work and the process of his Yi-ology study, which is needed by grasping Shen Zhongtao's Yi-ology thoughts fundamentally. Mr Shen is well-read and proficient in classics history, he studied Yi-ology all his life and is good at revealing the science view and scientific thought pattern of Yi-ology from the origin of Yi-map, trigram and image, on the basis of there search of, going with the irreversible trend of the integration of Chinese and western cultural. Finally formed his unique theory system of scientific Yi-ology. The innovation of ideological concept and taking excellent director is the reason of his success in Yi study.Shen Zhongtao studied Yi-ology hard and made the past serve the present, he attached great importance to the study of Yi number, through reading I Ching, he proposed to integrate gossip in a cube, gossip with algebraic expression and reflected the truth of things with sixth-power. On this basis, he elaborated the relationships of hexagrams with physics, chemistry, philosophy logic and astronomy, thus associated numerous subjects with the I Ching research widely.In Shen Zhongtao's Yi-ology study, many methodologies such as comparative demonstration method, analogy method, rhetoric argumentation method were wildly used, so as to achieve the purpose of expounding contents vividly, flexibly and accurately. In the use of these methodologies, Mr Shen tried to avoid to apply these western reasoning methods mechanically but blend lively natural scientific thoughts in serious discourse, making us innovate our study ways of Yi-ology continuously.Shen Zhongtao's study of Yi-ology is no longer constrained by the pure image-numerology, instead, on the basis of comprehensive he opens up a new theory of image-numerology, set up the scientific thinking mode of Yi, and then reveal the nature science of Yi. For hexagrams symbols system, Shen Zhongtao also has his unique insights, he endowed certain practical significance such as space, objects, strength, and time for these symbols. He thought the extensive applicability of hexagrams made the symbols system of them has certain common origins with modem science and technology system, which led to mutual involvements of the two knowledge systems, then formed mutual commonality.Finally, the enlightenment and significance of Shen Zhongtao Yi-ology thoughts for the later scholars is affirmed. Shen's Yi-ology warns us that science is out from the shackles of theology, It is an inevitable phenomenon of a law of history, different science traditions and achievements have their historical value in the activities of benefiting human and exploring future, their attitude should bead here to the principle of communication and interaction, and inspire each other, phase to use. Starting from the mathematical analysis of hexagrams, he analyzed the scientific connotation of Yi's image-number ideas scientifically, making the scientific characters of Yi-ology be promoted. In his works, Yi-ology showed his magic power in natural science such as algebra, physics, chemistry, philosophy and astronomy, it has important influence on later generations. Shen Zhongtao has a world vision, lots of his works a republished in English and have a powerful impact overseas. In a word, his scientific Yi-ology study has deep significance of social science and natural science. In addition, some deficiencies such as the lack of deepening and quantization of the symbols of I Ching are also revealed.On the basis of the well-read, Shen concluded the essence and venation of Yi-ology in the process of study, so as to establish his own research content and direction. At the same time, He based on truth and innovated boldly, then established his own research content and method, those research conclusions are unique, which made a great contribution to the field of the Yi-ology. The Yi-ology science view of Shen Zhongtao provided a new methodology for the development of modern Yi-ology and constructed a new development platform. Shen Zhongtao's Yi-ology study certainly has its limits, but he has an indelible contribution for the inheritance, promotion and development and promotes the fusion and mastery of Chinese and western culture in a deeper level.