The Nature and Scope of Mohist Morality
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A survey of the Mozi reveals that the Mohist Way can be thought of as a “way of yi” (yidao 義道) that can be contrasted with Confucius’ “way of ren” (rendao 仁道). The study aims to spell out Mozi’s ethical concern more fully. It argues that the Mohists were mainly concerned with appropriate norms that individuals and communities ought to live by so that they are able to peacefully coexist and enjoy mutual benefit. These norms are not only meant to guide people’s deliberations and regulate their behavior they also govern the distribution of praise and blame, approval and disapproval, and reward and punishment in the human collective. The Mohists also assumed a larger cosmic setting in which Heaven and its supernatural agents are upholders of and stakeholders in the prevalence of yi in the human collective. With these points in mind, the Mohists’ ethical concern can thus be thought of as a concern with “social morality”, rather than the wider region of morality. In understanding the nature and scope of their concerns in this way, the path is also open to a deeper understanding of the difference between the Mohists and their Confucian rivals.
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A survey of the Mozi reveals that the Mohist Way can be thought of as a “way of yi” (yidao 義道) that can be contrasted with Confucius’ “way of ren” (rendao 仁道). The study aims to spell out Mozi’s ethical concern more fully. It argues that the Mohists were mainly concerned with appropriate norms that individuals and communities ought to live by so that they are able to peacefully coexist and enjoy mutual benefit. These norms are not only meant to guide people’s deliberations and regulate their behavior they also govern the distribution of praise and blame, approval and disapproval, and reward and punishment in the human collective. The Mohists also assumed a larger cosmic setting in which Heaven and its supernatural agents are upholders of and stakeholders in the prevalence of yi in the human collective. With these points in mind, the Mohists’ ethical concern can thus be thought of as a concern with “social morality”, rather than the wider region of morality. In understanding the nature and scope of their concerns in this way, the path is also open to a deeper understanding of the difference between the Mohists and their Confucian rivals.
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