I Ching

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Article abstract: Derived from ancient divination traditions, the I Ching or Yi Jing (eighth to third century b.c.e.; English translation, 1876; also known as Book of Changes, 1986) identifies recurring situations arising from the dynamic interaction of yin (darkness) and yang (light); considered the fountainhead of traditional Chinese philosophy, the work began to exert a substantial influence on Western thought in the twentieth century, particularly with respect to philosophy of mind.

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