Mozi (book)

The Mozi (Chinese: 墨子) is an ancient Chinese text from the Warring States period (476–221 BC) that expounds the philosophy of Mohism. It propounds such Mohist ideas as impartiality, meritocratic governance, economic growth, and an aversion to ostentation, and is known for its plain and simple language. The Mohist philosophical school died out in the 3rd century BC, and copies of the Mozi were not well preserved. The modern text has been described as "notoriously corrupt": of its 71 original chapters, 18 have been lost and several others are badly fragmented.

Mozi (book)

The Mozi (Chinese: 墨子) is an ancient Chinese text from the Warring States period (476–221 BC) that expounds the philosophy of Mohism. It propounds such Mohist ideas as impartiality, meritocratic governance, economic growth, and an aversion to ostentation, and is known for its plain and simple language. The Mohist philosophical school died out in the 3rd century BC, and copies of the Mozi were not well preserved. The modern text has been described as "notoriously corrupt": of its 71 original chapters, 18 have been lost and several others are badly fragmented.