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Mohism
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Mohism
the doctrines of Mo-Tze, Chinese sage of the 5th century B.C., who advocated government by an absolute monarch and universal love. — Mohist, n., adj.
See also: Philosophy
the doctrines of Mo-Tze, Chinese sage of the 5th century, B.C., who advocated government by an absolute monarch and universal love. — Mohist, n., adj.
See also: China


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The Mohist belief that tradition should not dictate morality is consistent with Mencius' viewpoint, but differs from Confucianism.
Ancient china Mo Jing, a Mohist philosopher in 5th century-China, was said to have studied and experimented with phenomenona of images projected via a very small hole.
FAIRBANK & GOLDMAN, supra note 24, at 53-54, 72-76, 79-81 (discussing Buddhist and Daoist influences); ZIMMERMAN, supra note 30, at 10-11 (discussing Daoist influence); Alford, supra note 23, at 940-41, 948-52 (discussing Daoist and Mohist influences).
 
 
 
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