While discussions concerning comparative metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics have occupied the minds of scholars contributing to the dialogue between Chinese philosophy and mainstream Western philosophy, studies of comparative epistemology are relatively less noted.  In this paper I intend to articulate a possible approach of contructing Chinese epistemology based on comparative analyses of the epistemic stances of the Whiteheadian philosphy and the Yijing.

Based upon the analyses of this paper, I shall make three cases.  First and foremost, the epistemic stances of both Whitehead and the Yijing are founded on an assumption identifying process as reality; some important concepts concerning perception, meanings, and significance in both systems are resonating to an extensive degree.  Secondly, such a process-oriented approach is beneficial for developing non-representational and non-dualistic theories in the fields of philosophy of language and philosophy of mind.  My second case will further provide an appropriate foundation for dialogue betwen philosophy of the Yijing and contemporary Euro-American philosophy.  Thirdly, it should also be recognized that the differences between the Yijing and Whiteheadian philosophy while at the same time emphasizing their similarities as conceptual bridges.  By doing so, we not only rediscover the originalities of both philosophical systems, but also ensure the significance and value in the process of creative synthesis.