Is the Book of Changes a philosophical book?

1. The Book of Changes is a philosophy, but it is not only a philosophy, but also includes many knowledge such as astronomy and geography.

2. Divination in the Book of Changes is only a part of it, but its essence is a dialectical thought, which embodies a universal regularity. The most important thing is not to predict the future through the Book of Changes, but to learn the philosophical thoughts contained in it and act accordingly, so that things will be smoother. This is also the realm of "those who change will not occupy" in the Book of Changes.

The Book of Changes is an ancient classic that explains the changes of everything in the world and a profound dialectical philosophical work. Including Lianshan, Ghost Stories and Zhouyi, of which Lianshan and Ghost Stories have been lost and only Zhouyi exists in the world.

The Book of Changes contains simple and profound natural laws and harmonious dialectical thoughts, and is the crystallization of the wisdom of the Chinese nation for 5,000 years. [1] He understood and grasped the world from a holistic perspective, and regarded man and nature as an organic whole with mutual induction, that is, "harmony between man and nature".

The Book of Changes has long been used as a "soothsayer". "Divination" is to predict the development of future events, and The Book of Changes is a book that summarizes the laws and theories of these predictions.

The Book of Changes, known as the head of ten thousand classics and the source of avenues, is the general program of China traditional culture. All-encompassing, it is an outstanding representative of Chinese culture; Vast, subtle and all-encompassing, it is also the source of Chinese civilization. Its content involves philosophy, politics, life, literature, art, science and many other fields, and it is a classic of Confucianism, Taoism and other schools.