Chinese philosophy
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Chinese philosophy is philosophy written in the Chinese tradition of thought. Chinese philosophy has a history of several thousand years; its origins are often traced back to the Yi Jing (the Book of Changes), an ancient compendium of divination, which uses a system of 64 hexagrams to guide action. This system is attributed to King Wen around 1000 years BCE and the work reflects the characteristic concepts and approaches of Chinese philosophy. The Book of Changes evolved in stages over the next eight centuries, but the first recorded reference is in 672 BCE.
See also
- Chinese classic texts
- Chinese history
- Confucianism
- Culture of China
- Eastern philosophy
- Five Elements
- Hun and po
- List of Chinese philosophers
- Taoism
- Thirteen Classics
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