Mohist
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Mohists
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The core of the texts consists of 10 three-part essays expounding on and defending the 10 main doctrines of the Mohist school.
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These ten doctrines correspond to Mozi’s original work, and they were treated as central even by later Mohists who developed and expanded upon early Mohist thinking.
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Compare and contrast Mohist, Confucian, and Daoist ethics.
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They therefore reject the Mohist and Confucian affirmation of traditional moral norms.
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The chapter on normative moral theory discusses the central tenets of Mohist thought; this section will examine its political ideals.
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Mozi’s followers, known as Mohists, were numerous and intensely loyal during his life and immediately afterward.
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Knowledge, for Mohists, is based on the concept of “recognition” or “knowledge of.”
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Mohists assumed that people are motivated to act in ways that conform to their beliefs about what is right.
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With minimal religious or theological commitments, Mohists believe that heaven constitutes the eternal and ideal beliefs of a natural power or force that created and governs the universe.
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These ten doctrines correspond to Mozi’s original work, and they were treated as central even by later Mohists who developed and expanded upon early Mohist thinking.
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