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THE WORD ZHEN貞 IN THE BOOK OF CHANGES: DECONSTRUCTION APPROACH

Author(s) -

Agita Baltgalve

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

philosophia international journal of philosophy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.158

H-Index - 3

eISSN - 2244-1883

pISSN - 2244-1875

DOI - 10.46992/pijp.21.2.a.7

Subject(s) - deconstruction (building) , word (group theory) , linguistics , art , philosophy , engineering , waste management

The article focuses mainly on linguistic aspects, paying special attention to meanings of the word ZHEN 貞. The research is based on the text version and commentary by Wang Bi 王弼 (226-249) from Wei Dynasty, classical Ten Wings (Shi yi 十翼) commentaries from the 1 mil. BC, works by scholars from Han, Tang, Song and Qing Dynasties (2 cent. BC until17. cent. AD), as well as translations by Western sinologists. In the first part of the article, the semantic approach is applied, in order to trace origins and existing definitions of the term ZHEN. In the second part, a creative deconstruction approach will be used to analyze the entire text, revealing atypical meanings within various schemes: 1) in the layer of hexagram succession chain and judgments, 2) in relationships of lines, 3) in problematic and inauspicious situations where the word is mentioned.

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