EALC 001 Final: EALC001 notes on other philosophers in warring states china
16 Jan 2019
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Mo di ( https://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/mozi ) = tattoo master, probably a criminal/ descendant of a criminal, used lots of references to tools that were used by carpenters -> metaphor for encouraging people to standardise people"s practices and beliefs. Mo di"s became known as professional thinkers, members of shared institutional loyalty. Mohists found themselves defending a city, trying to go from court to court about the folly of warfare, this is probably why the movement died out, because kings were not convinced that they should not be at war. Mohists became experts at defensive warfare, had very strong beliefs about the distinction between the offensive and defensive side of warfare. Mohists were strongly opposed to attacking your neighbour for the purpose of conquest, because they thought this was just theft on a grand scale. Jian ai = universal love, impartial caring, mohists belief, don"t make distinctions, love others as you love yourself.
