Mozi

Also known as Mocius, Mo Tzu, Mo Tse, Mo Tsu, Mo Zi, Mo Di, Micius, 墨翟

Mozi, personal name Mo Di,

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Mozi (470 BCE–391 BCE) was a male philosopher, military engineer, and engineer from the Zhou dynasty. Born in Lu and residing in Song, he was active around 400 BCE. His native name is 墨子, and he wrote in Chinese. His work spans ethics, social philosophy, political philosophy, and logic.

He is described in the *Gujin Tushu Jicheng* and *Records of the Grand Historian*. His writings include *The Mohist Cannons*, *Ding ben Mozi xian gu*, *Mozi du ben*, *Mozi xuan zhu*, and *Readings in classical Chinese philosophy*. Mozi stated that accomplishment requires standards and that disorder stems from a lack of mutual love. He also argued that virtuous individuals must be exalted regardless of their prosperity.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 48

Top works

Readings in classical Chinese philosophy
Ding ben Mozi xian gu
Mozi du ben
Mozi xuan zhu
The Mohist Cannons

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Country: SK

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 911
Total plays: 10,135

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Optogenetic Activation of Adenosine A2A Receptor Signaling in the Dorsomedial Striatopallidal Neurons Suppresses Goal-Directed Behavior
· 2015 · cited 73x
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· 2024 · cited 59x
An Empirical Investigation on Determinants of Sustainable Economic Growth. Lessons from Central and Eastern European Countries
· 2020 · cited 44x
SWIM: Speed-Aware WiFi-Based Passive Indoor Localization for Mobile Ship Environment
· 2021 · cited 34x
A survey of crowd evacuation on passenger ships: Recent advances and future challenges
· 2022 · cited 32x

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Quotes

“If one does not preserve the learned in a state he will be injuring the state; if one is not zealous (to recommend) the virtuous upon seeing one, he will be neglecting the ruler. Enthusiasm is to be shown only to the virtuous, and plans for the country are only to be shared with the learned. Few are those, who, neglecting the virtuous and slighting the learned, could still maintain the existence of their countries.”
“To accomplish anything whatsoever one must have standards. None have yet accomplished anything without them.”
“The words of malicious slander should not be allowed to enter the ear. A defensive voice should not be allowed to come out of the mouth. The want to gravely injure people should not be allowed to exist in the heart. If this is accomplished, though there be people who cynically expose others, they would be without people who would align with them.”
“The virtuous who are prosperous must be exalted, and the virtuous who are not prosperous must be exalted too.”
“The wise man who has charge of governing the empire should know the cause of disorder before he can put it in order. Unless he knows its cause, he cannot regulate it.”
“Suppose we try to locate the cause of disorder, we shall find it lies in the want of mutual love.”

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Key facts

Philosopher.region: Chinese philosophy
Philosopher.era: Ancient philosophy
Philosopher.name: Mozi
Philosopher.image: Философ_Мо-Цзы.jpg
Philosopher.birth_place: Lu, Zhou dynasty
Philosopher.death_date: (aged 79)
Philosopher.school_tradition: Mohism
Philosopher.main_interests: Ethics, social and political philosophy, logic, epistemology
Chinese.pic: Mozi (Chinese characters).svg
Chinese.piccap: "Mozi" in seal script (top) and regular script (bottom) characters
Chinese.picupright: 0.45
Chinese.l: Master Mo
Chinese.p: Mòzǐ
Chinese.gr: Mohtzy
Chinese.suz: Meʔ-tzy
Chinese.j: Mak6 zi2
Chinese.y: Mahk-jí
Chinese.tl: Ba̍k-tsú

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Encyclopedic overview

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Life
Philosophy
Ethics
Works and influence
Mohism and science
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Notes
References
Citations
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Mozi, personal name Mo Di, was a Chinese philosopher, logician, and the founder of the Mohist school of thought, making him one of the most important figures of the Warring States period (221 BCE). Alongside Confucianism, Mohism became the most prominent organized school of the Hundred Schools of Thought throughout the period. The Mozi is an anthology of writings traditionally attributed to Mozi and to his followers. Mohism is considered to be the oldest form of Monotheistic thought developed indigenously in Historical China.

Born in what is now Tengzhou, Shandong, Mozi and his followers argued strongly against both Confucianism and Taoism, with a philosophy emphasizing universal love, social order, the will of Heaven, sharing, and honoring the worthy. Mohism was actively developed and practiced across the Warring States–era in China. Mohism fell out of favor following the establishment of the Qin dynasty in 221 BCE.

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