The Courage to Meet Change

References & further study

Continue studying the I Ching through the historical, philosophical and educational resources that informed The Courage to Meet Change.

Yijing scholarship

Tze-ki Hon · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Chinese Philosophy of Change (Yijing)

A scholarly overview of the Yijing’s historical development, philosophical layers and understanding of change.

Primary text and translation

Chinese Text Project

An open access digital library with the Chinese text, historical materials and James Legge’s public domain translation.

History and cosmology

Richard J. Smith

A study of the Yijing’s place in Chinese intellectual history and the ways people used it to understand and order the world.

Agency and learning

OECD

Official materials on learner agency, responsibility and the capacity to influence one’s own life and world.

Chinese philosophy

Karyn L. Lai

A clear introduction to the major traditions and concepts that shape Chinese philosophical thought.

Textual history

Edward L. Shaughnessy

An exploration of early manuscripts and the history of the Changes before and alongside later received traditions.

Translation and commentary

Richard Rutt

A modern translation and commentary on the Zhouyi, the foundational text at the heart of the Yijing tradition.