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- catalog abstract ""Mozi (fifth century B.C.,) was an important political and social thinker and a formidable rival of the Confucianists. The most famous and original doctrine of the Mohist school was that of universal love, according to which all humankind, as creatures of God, should be loved and treated as one's own kinfolk. Considering the fierce strife and hatred that characterized the society of Mozi's time, this noble ideal extended to the condemnation of offensive warfare. Paradoxically, it led the Mohists to become experts on methods of war, as they hastened to advise vulnerable states on the strengthening of their defenses." "Mozi had deep compassion of the suffering of common people and openly attacked the abuses of feudal aristocrats and the literati, whose music, dancing, elaborate funeral rites, and luxurious living he decried as drains on the common weal. Mozi's doctrines also exhort rulers to honor the worthy, regardless of birth, and seek out men of wisdom and virtue to employ in government. At the same time, worthy individuals are encouraged to identify with superiors who are closer in the universal hierarchy to the Son of Heaven, and thus to the Lord on High who creates and loves all beings, desiring their welfare. Indeed, Mozi asserts that nature spirits and the ghosts of the dead exist, that they are cognizant of all human activities, and that they serve the Lord on High with the power to reward or punish any individual for his deeds."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Mozi. Selections. English".
- catalog contributor b12974908.
- catalog contributor b12974909.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""Mozi (fifth century B.C.,) was an important political and social thinker and a formidable rival of the Confucianists. The most famous and original doctrine of the Mohist school was that of universal love, according to which all humankind, as creatures of God, should be loved and treated as one's own kinfolk. Considering the fierce strife and hatred that characterized the society of Mozi's time, this noble ideal extended to the condemnation of offensive warfare. Paradoxically, it led the Mohists to become experts on methods of war, as they hastened to advise vulnerable states on the strengthening of their defenses." "Mozi had deep compassion of the suffering of common people and openly attacked the abuses of feudal aristocrats and the literati, whose music, dancing, elaborate funeral rites, and luxurious living he decried as drains on the common weal. Mozi's doctrines also exhort rulers to honor the worthy, regardless of birth, and seek out men of wisdom and virtue to employ in government. At the same time, worthy individuals are encouraged to identify with superiors who are closer in the universal hierarchy to the Son of Heaven, and thus to the Lord on High who creates and loves all beings, desiring their welfare. Indeed, Mozi asserts that nature spirits and the ghosts of the dead exist, that they are cognizant of all human activities, and that they serve the Lord on High with the power to reward or punish any individual for his deeds."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Honoring the Worthy -- Identifying with One's Superior -- Universal Love -- Against Offensive Warfare -- Moderation in Expenditure -- Moderation in Funerals -- The Will of Heaven -- Explaining Ghosts -- Against Music -- Against Fatalism -- Against Confucians.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "156 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0231130015 (paper)".
- catalog identifier "40009386428".
- catalog isPartOf "Translations from the Asian classics".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng chi".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Columbia University Press,".
- catalog subject "181/.115 21".
- catalog subject "B128.M79 E5 2003".
- catalog subject "Moism.".
- catalog subject "Philosophy, Chinese.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Honoring the Worthy -- Identifying with One's Superior -- Universal Love -- Against Offensive Warfare -- Moderation in Expenditure -- Moderation in Funerals -- The Will of Heaven -- Explaining Ghosts -- Against Music -- Against Fatalism -- Against Confucians.".
- catalog title "Mozi : basic writings / translated by Burton Watson.".
- catalog title "Mozi. Selections. English".
- catalog type "text".