Mohist arguments on war

Loy, Hui-Chieh

doi:10.4324/9781315740706-14

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男女授受不親，禮也。嫂溺援之以手者，權也。1

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“…A core thesis of Mohism argues against military aggression (Loy 2015;Fraser 2016). As scholars have noted, Mohism is closer to modern just war theory than Confucianism in that for Mohism; only self-defense constitutes a justified military act for a state.…”

Section: 男女授受不親，禮也。嫂溺援之以手者，權也。mentioning

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Interstate Relational Ethics: Mengzi and Later Mohists in Dialogue

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2023

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The popular interpretation holds that Mengzi was strongly critical of Mozi because the Mohist moral theory was antithetical to Confucian relational ethics. According to this interpretation, Mohism promotes the norm of “impartiality” or “impartial care”, which violates the Confucian norms of “filial piety” and “graded love”. Accordingly, Mengzi thought that the Confucian ideal would not be realized if Mohism continued to prevail. Scholars have tried to nuance and revise this dominant interpretation. For example, some have pointed out the importance of family-oriented values in Mohist ethical theory, arguing that Mengzi likely misunderstood or purposefully mispresented Mohism. This article is an initial attempt to modify the popular interpretation by arguing that the debate between Mengzi and Mohist regarding relational ethics is predominantly about the relations between states rather than individuals. This interpretation sheds light on a core difference between Confucian and Mohist ethical theories and can help make better sense of some later Mohist passages.

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Section: 男女授受不親，禮也。嫂溺援之以手者，權也。mentioning

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Interstate Relational Ethics: Mengzi and Later Mohists in Dialogue

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