Li Gou's View On I-Ching Learning

Li Gou's view on I-Ching (Book of Changes) learning is the typical of the changing of the Song dynasty I-Ching learning, it also the main power of the renaissance of Confucianism. Li Gou's view on I-Ching learning is a typical representative of the Song Dynasty and philosophical change, but also a positive force for the revival of Confucianism in Song Dynasty. To find more precise idea of cosmology from the resource of I-Ching learning under the Chinese traditional thinking "the relation between the Nature and Human" demonstrated the function of I-Ching, which called "religious teaching" is reasonable, as the role of education to learn philosophy provides a theoretical support the premise. I-Ching which is the important classics of Confucianism set the status for the revival of Confucianism to provide reasonable default ontology. Li Gou's view on I-Ching learning, especially his view on books of Hetu and Luoshu, influenced the later school on books of Hetu and Luoshu, air school, utilitarian school, Zhu Xi's view on I-Ching. Understanding Li Gou's view on I-Ching learning, which is helpful to understanding the changing and development of Song philosophy.