9780198848103-0198848102-The Essential Mòzǐ: Ethical, Political, and Dialectical Writings (Oxford World's Classics)

The Essential Mòzǐ: Ethical, Political, and Dialectical Writings (Oxford World's Classics)

ISBN-13: 9780198848103
ISBN-10: 0198848102
Edition: Abridged
Author: Chris Fraser, Mo Zi
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 336 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780198848103
ISBN-10: 0198848102
Edition: Abridged
Author: Chris Fraser, Mo Zi
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 336 pages

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The Essential Mòzǐ: Ethical, Political, and Dialectical Writings (Oxford World's Classics) (ISBN-13: 9780198848103 and ISBN-10: 0198848102), written by authors Chris Fraser, Mo Zi, was published by Oxford University Press in 2020. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other Eastern (Philosophy) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Essential Mòzǐ: Ethical, Political, and Dialectical Writings (Oxford World's Classics) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Eastern books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.62.

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'The task of the benevolent person is surely to diligently seek to promote the benefit of the world and eliminate harm to the world'

The Mòzi is among the founding texts of the Chinese philosophical tradition, presenting China's earliest ethical, political, and logical theories. The collected works introduce concepts, assumptions, and issues that had a profound, lasting influence throughout the classical and early imperial eras.
Mòzi and his followers developed the world's first ethical theory, and presented China's first account of the origin of political authority from a state of nature.
They were prominent social activists whose moral and political reform movement sought to improve the welfare of the common people and eliminate elite extravagance and misuse of power.

In this new translation, Chris Fraser focuses on the philosophical aspects of the writing and allows readers to truly enter the Mohists' world of thought. This abridged edition includes the essential political and social topics of concern to this vital movement. Informed by traditional and recent
scholarship, the translation presents the Mohists' ideas and arguments clearly, precisely, and coherently, while accurately reflecting the meaning, terminology, and style of the original.

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