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Mohism was an ancient Chinese philosophical movement founded in the fifth century B.C.E. by the charismatic artisan Mozi, or "Master Mo." The Mohists advanced a consequentialist ethics that anticipated Western utilitarianism by more than two thousand years and developed fascinating logical, epistemological, and political theories that set the terms of philosophical debate in China for generations. They were the earliest thinkers to outline a just war doctrine and to explain the origin of government from a state of nature. Their epistemology and psychology provide intriguing alternatives to contemporary Western mentalism. The Philosophy of the Mozi is an extensive study of Mohism that immerses readers in the Mohist worldview, situates the movement's rise and decline within Chinese history, and highlights its relevance to modern thought.

Note biographique

Chris Fraser is associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong. His articles on the classical Chinese philosophy of language, ontology, epistemology, ethics, and psychology have appeared in the Journal of Chinese Philosophy, Asian Philosophy, Philosophy East and West, Journal of Chinese Philosophy and Culture, and New Asia Academic Bulletin.

Table des matières

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Order, Objectivity, and Efficacy
2. Epistemology and Logic: Drawing Distinctions
3. Political Theory: Order Through Shared Norms
4. Heaven: The Highest Ethical Model
5. Ethics: The Benefit of All
6. Inclusive Care: For Others as for Oneself
7. Motivation: Changing People in a Generation
8. War and Economics
Epilogue
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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