Philosopher · Classical antiquity · China
Mozi
c. 470–c. 391 BC
Chinese thinker who founded Mohism, a strict rival to Confucianism, preaching impartial care for all people and condemning offensive war and lavish ritual. His followers formed a disciplined order. He lived about 470 to 391 BC.
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- Born
- About 470 BC, in the state of Song or Lu, China.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mozi
- Died
- About 391 BC.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mozi
- School
- Mohism, the utilitarian rival of Confucianism.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mozi
- Known for
- Impartial care, the condemnation of aggressive war, frugality in ritual, and early work on logic and optics.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mozi
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