The Philosophy of the Mòzĭ: The First Consequentialists 9780231520591

Mohism was an ancient Chinese philosophical movement founded in the fifth century B.C.E. by the charismatic artisan Mòzi

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Table of contents :
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Order, Objectivity, and Efficacy
2. Epistemology and Logic: Drawing Distinctions
3. Political Theory: Order Through Shared Norms
4. Heaven: The Highest Ethical Model
5. Ethics: The Benefit of All
6. Inclusive Care: For Others as for Oneself
7. Motivation: Changing People in a Generation
8. War and Economics
Epilogue
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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