The Mozi as an evolving text : different voices in early Chinese thought / / edited by Carine Defoort and Nicolas Standaert.

Mozi (ca. 479-381), known as the first outspoken critic of Confucius, is an important but neglected figure in early Chinese philosophy. The book Mozi , named after master Mo, was compiled in the course of the fifth - third centuries BCE. The seven studies included in the The Mozi as an Evolving Text...

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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Studies in the History of Chinese Texts 4.
Physical Description:1 online resource (302 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction: Different Voices in the Mozi: Studies of an Evolving Text / Carine Defoort and Nicolas Standaert
  • 1. Are the Three “Jian Ai” Chapters about Universal Love? / Carine Defoort
  • 2. How to End Wars with Words: Three Argumentative Strategies by Mozi and His Followers / Paul van Els
  • 3. Mozi 31: Explaining Ghosts, Again / Roel Sterckx
  • 4. Mozi’s Remaking of Ancient Authority / Miranda Brown
  • 5. The Ethics of the Mohist Dialogues / Chris Fraser
  • 6. From “Elevate the Worthy” to “Intimacy with Officers” in the Mozi / Hui-chieh Loy
  • 7. Heaven as a Standard / Nicolas Standaert
  • Bibliography
  • References to the Mozi
  • Subject Index.