Mozi

Author: Zhu Yue-li
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Publish Date: 1997-03-01
Features: Mozi was a thinker, scientist, and a dedicated practitioner who sought to save the world. His teachings flourished for over two hundred years during the Warring States period and were known as one of the "two prominent schools" alongside Confucianism. His life's work was dedicated to practicing righteousness to benefit society. Mozi and his followers were called "Moists" at the time and later became known as the Mohists. Their representative work is the book Mozi. Mozi is the crystallization of wisdom accumulated by Mohist scholars over a long period in various fields such as science, philosophy, logic, politics, ethics, and military strategy. This book selects the essence of Mozi and provides necessary commentary and discussion to help modern readers understand the profound wisdom of the Mohists in various aspects, inheriting and promoting this precious cultural heritage created by our ancestors.