Mo Tzu
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Mo Tzu was an influential ancient Chinese philosopher and founder of Mohism, known for advocating universal love, meritocracy, and opposition to offensive warfare.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mo Tzu canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Chinese philosopher
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founder of a philosophical school ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| advocated |
economic frugality
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merit-based appointment of officials ⓘ universal love ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ancient China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Warring States period
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late Spring and Autumn to early Warring States period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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logic ⓘ military theory ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| floruit | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| founded | Mohism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese philosophy
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Legalism NERFINISHED ⓘ Song dynasty Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ later Mohist logicians ⓘ modern Chinese political thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Confucius
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early Chinese ritual traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| legacy | founder of one of the Hundred Schools of Thought in ancient China ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
epistemology
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ethics of universal love ⓘ just war theory ⓘ social and political order ⓘ utilitarian reasoning ⓘ |
| movement | Mohism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name |
Mo Tzu
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Mo Tzu (Mozi) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mozi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 墨子 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Mozi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Confucian ritualism
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fatalism ⓘ offensive warfare ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
Heaven as moral authority
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condemnation of music and lavish rituals ⓘ doctrine of identifying with the superior (shang tong) ⓘ frugality in funerals and rituals ⓘ jian ai (impartial care / universal love) ⓘ meritocracy in government ⓘ opposition to offensive warfare ⓘ utilitarian standard of benefit (li) ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Mohism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | State of Lu (traditional association) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBelief | belief in Heaven (Tian) as a moral will ⓘ |
| supported | defensive warfare ⓘ |
| taught |
that Heaven loves all people impartially
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that policies should be judged by benefit to the people ⓘ that rulers should model Heaven’s impartial care ⓘ |
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