Abstract:According to A. C. Graham, ‘the crucial question’ for the early Chinese thinkers was ‘Where is the Way [dao]?’–‘the way to order the state and conduct personal life’ rather than ‘What is the Truth?’1 This observation is most apt when applied to the thinking of Mozi (flor. ca. fifth century to early fourth century BCE) and his followers (the ‘Mohists’) as it is exemplified in the ethical and political chapters of the eponymously named text (Mozi Chapters 1–39, 46–51).2 A striking feature of the Mohists’ thinkin… Show more
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