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"Book Of Changes" Science And Its Implications Of Modern Science

Posted on:2011-04-20Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y HuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360305967581Subject:Philosophy of science and technology
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"Book of Changes" is an oldest existing texts of culture in China,it is known as the first book of Chinese traditional culture and other books,It has a huge impact on cultural and social development i n the history of Chinese civilization.In recent years,it also attractes many Western scientific philosophers and scientists'interest. Therefore,it has great significance to promote the development of modern science and technology by researching view of nature and scientific thought in "Book of Changes"."Book of Changes" created in Late Shang Dynasty and beginning of Zhou Dynasty,it is the result of agricultural development as well as Chinese history, it is the origin ideas of Confucianism and Taoism, Stripped of its mystical form of divination,it implies that people how to observe the objective world in rational factors and the germ theory of accumulated thinking in the production life, The nature's main content of "Book of Changes" are ai chi and yin and yang of the universe Cosmic and ecological ethics in Heaven,it has heaven and earth for human standard,it merges Heaven, authentic, humane in one, it has a profound impact on the Chinese view of nature. "Book of Changes" understanding of the universe is not the full experience of view as the main method, and it gradually use a simple logical reasoning, causal analysis, theoretical thinking, intuitive grasp the general nature of natural phenomena."Book of Changes" implys bud of astronomy, meteorology, mathematics, physics, medicine and biology,it reflects initial understanding of social phenomena of our ancient ancestors, and some of them have many important lessons to modern science. With China's prosperity and the spread of Chinese culture in the world, "Book of Changes" and research results will be integrated into world culture through the creative transformation, it will make more contributions to the further development of human civilization.
Keywords/Search Tags:"Book of Changes", Nature Scientific method, Scientific thinking
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