: How the I Ching Can Help Understand The Relationship Between Globalization and Anti Globalization
First Statement of Responsibility
/ Wang Ningchuana
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
; Yunxiang Kelly Chen
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
I Ching, or the Book of Changes, is a kind of ancient classical philosophy in China, mainly consisting of YinYang theory, five elements and 64 hexagrams, whose wisdom has influenced eastern Asian civilizations for more than 2000 years. The paper attempts to study the relationships between globalization and antiglobalization via its discourses. The interdisciplinary perspective does not challenge the dominant ideologies in current political study, but only attempts to open up a new avenue in studying international relations and to constitute the following codes for reference in international relations study: (1) as an analytical model to observe diverse global issues via the Chinese philosophy; (2) as a mirror or medium to understand global conflicts and to help to exchange ideas and achieve moral or ethical consensus; and (3) as a new discourse contributive to the global debates on the diversity and complexity of globalizations and antiglobalizations.