Mozi

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Chinese philosopher Mohist founder of a philosophical school

Mozi was an influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Mohism, known for advocating universal love, meritocratic governance, and opposition to offensive warfare during the Warring States period.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Mozi canonical 8
Mohism 1
Mozi (text) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese philosopher ⓘ
Mohist ⓘ
founder of a philosophical school ⓘ
advocated defensive warfare only ⓘ
frugal use of resources ⓘ
practical, benefit-based ethics ⓘ
selection of officials by merit ⓘ
universal love over partial love ⓘ
alternateName Master Mo ⓘ
Mo Di ⓘ
Mo Tzu ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Ancient China ⓘ
era Hundred Schools of Thought ⓘ
Warring States period ⓘ
ethnicGroup Han Chinese ⓘ
fieldOfWork logic and argumentation ⓘ
military strategy ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
founded Mohism ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
influenced Chinese military thought ⓘ
Mohism ⓘ
surface form: Mohist school

early Chinese logic ⓘ
later Chinese legalist thinkers ⓘ
influencedBy Confucianism ⓘ
pre-Qin Chinese thought ⓘ
languageOfWork Classical Chinese ⓘ
mainInterest epistemology ⓘ
ethics ⓘ
logic ⓘ
philosophy of war ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
movement Mohism ⓘ
name Mozi self-link ⓘ
nativeLanguage Classical Chinese ⓘ
notableIdea condemnation of fatalism ⓘ
frugality in government ⓘ
impartial concern ⓘ
meritocratic governance ⓘ
opposition to offensive warfare ⓘ
rejection of elaborate ritual and music ⓘ
universal love ⓘ
utilitarian evaluation of actions ⓘ
opposed Confucian emphasis on ritual and music ⓘ
hereditary privilege in government ⓘ
offensive warfare ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Mohism ⓘ
region State of Lu ⓘ
surface form: State of Lu (traditional association)
timePeriod 5th century BCE (approximate) ⓘ
work Mozi self-link ⓘ

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Warring States period → significantFigure → Mozi ⓘ
Zhou dynasty → philosophicalMovement → Mozi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mohism
Spring and Autumn period → notableFigure → Mozi ⓘ
Hundred Schools of Thought → majorFigure → Mozi ⓘ
Mozi → name → Mozi self-link ⓘ
Mozi → work → Mozi self-link ⓘ
Eastern Zhou → hasNotableFigure → Mozi ⓘ
Mohism → founder → Mozi ⓘ
Mohism → namedAfter → Mozi ⓘ
Mohism → textualSource → Mozi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mozi (text)