Boolean Algebra and the Yi Jing
Andreas Schöter · 1998
Introduction This paper is concerned with the logical and structural properties of the gua, interpreted as the symbolic representation of situations. I begin with some background discussion that will hopefully give the reader some indication of my own particular approach to this great work. 1.1 The Nature of this Essay I am aware that my preoccupation with the structural aspects leaves one half of the Yi untouched. The Yi Jing is the probably the richest, most articulated combination of the intuitive and the rational aspects of the human heart/mind ever to have been formulated. However, this essay focuses almost completely on the rational, structural aspects of the work. This is a deliberate choice on my part and stems from two reasons. Firstly, I believe that this aspect of the work has received little serious attention in the west, especially in the context of contemporary information theory. Most of the written material available is either historical, tr