Author Profile

Huang Junjie

Professor of Philosophy, National Taiwan University

Huang Junjie is a Professor of Philosophy at National Taiwan University and Team Lead at the International I Ching Research Center. His work bridges pre-Qin Confucian philosophy with comparative Yijing studies, examining how the Zhouyi shaped Confucian ethical thought and practical wisdom.

Academic Biography

Huang Junjie is a Professor of Philosophy at National Taiwan University and the Team Lead of the International I Ching Research Center. He earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from University of Tokyo, where his research centered on pre-Qin Confucian philosophy and its deep entanglement with the Zhouyi tradition.

Professor Huang's scholarship examines how the I Ching served as both a cosmological framework and a practical guide for ethical cultivation in early Confucianism. His monograph Pre-Qin Confucianism and Yijing Studies explores the formative influence of hexagram thinking on core Confucian concepts such as timeliness, propriety, and the cultivated self. He has published over twenty articles in leading Chinese philosophy journals.

As Team Lead, Professor Huang oversees the daily research operations of the I Ching Wisdom editorial team, coordinates international academic exchanges, and ensures that the platform's approach to practical hexagram interpretation remains grounded in rigorous scholarship. His writing for I Ching Wisdom focuses on making comparative philosophical insights accessible to a global readership.

Research Areas

Pre-Qin Confucian philosophyComparative Yijing studiesConfucian ethics and hexagram wisdomCross-cultural philosophical dialogue

Education

2005

Ph.D. · Chinese Philosophy

University of Tokyo

2000

M.A. · Chinese Philosophy

University of Tokyo

1997

B.A. · Philosophy

University of Tokyo

Expertise

Comparative Yijing studies and cross-cultural interpretation
Practical application of hexagram wisdom to modern ethical questions
Confucian philosophy and its intersection with the Book of Changes

Editorial Focus

Connecting hexagram insights to everyday decision-making and ethical reflection
Drawing parallels between Eastern and Western philosophical traditions
Making classical Confucian thought accessible to contemporary readers

Articles

Hexagram CareerMay 5, 2026

Hexagram 5 (Waiting [Nourishment]) in Career: I Ching Guidance for Work and Professional Life

What does Hexagram 5 (Waiting [Nourishment]) mean for your career? Waiting is not mere empty hoping. It has the inner certainty of reaching the goal. Such certainty alone gives that light which leads to success. This leads to t... Learn how the I Ching guides professional decisions, leadership, timing, and workplace dynamics.

Hexagram CareerMay 5, 2026

Hexagram 6 (Conflict) in Career: I Ching Guidance for Work and Professional Life

What does Hexagram 6 (Conflict) mean for your career? Conflict develops when one feels himself to be in the right and runs into opposition. If one is not convinced of being in the right, opposition leads to craftin... Learn how the I Ching guides professional decisions, leadership, timing, and workplace dynamics.

Hexagram CareerMay 5, 2026

Hexagram 8 (Holding Together [Union]) in Career: I Ching Guidance for Work and Professional Life

What does Hexagram 8 (Holding Together [Union]) mean for your career? What is required is that we unite with others, in order that all may complement and aid one another through holding together. But such holding together calls fo... Learn how the I Ching guides professional decisions, leadership, timing, and workplace dynamics.

Hexagram CareerMay 5, 2026

Hexagram 10 (Treading [Conduct]) in Career: I Ching Guidance for Work and Professional Life

What does Hexagram 10 (Treading [Conduct]) mean for your career? The situation is really difficult. That which is strongest and that which is weakest are close together. The weak follows behind the strong and worries it. The... Learn how the I Ching guides professional decisions, leadership, timing, and workplace dynamics.

Hexagram FinanceMay 5, 2026

Hexagram 11 (Peace) in Finance: I Ching Guidance for Wealth and Money Matters

What does Hexagram 11 (Peace) mean for finances? This hexagram denotes a time in nature when heaven seems to be on earth. Heaven has placed itself beneath the earth, and so their powers unite in deep harmony.... Discover how the I Ching guides resource management, timing of financial decisions, and the mindset behind lasting wealth.

Hexagram CareerMay 5, 2026

Hexagram 15 (Modesty) in Career: I Ching Guidance for Work and Professional Life

What does Hexagram 15 (Modesty) mean for your career? It is the law of heaven to make fullness empty and to make full what is modest; when the sun is at its zenith, it must, according to the law of heaven, turn tow... Learn how the I Ching guides professional decisions, leadership, timing, and workplace dynamics.