Insights into the Mozi and their Implications for the Study of Contemporary International Relations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12907356 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bin Li (0000-0002-9633-0033, School of International Relations, corresponding author), L Bin |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 421-454 |
| Publication date | 2009-05-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Chinese Journal of International Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-8916 • E-ISSN: 1750-8924 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/cjip/pop005 |
| OpenAlex | W2315410677 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Mo Di, founder of the school of Mohism, is commonly referred to as Mozi (‘zi, master, being the ancient title of respect for a virtuous or learned man). He is believed to have lived in the 100 or so years between Confucius’ death and Mencius’ birth. His precise dates of birth and death are still under debate, variously cited as 490–403 BC,1 468–376 BC2 and 480–390 BC.3 Born and raised in the state of Lu, he served as a minister in the state of Song.4 Although probably from the lower artisan class, Mozi was nonetheless a well educated and cultured man.5 He studied Confucianism in his early years but, disapproving of the elaborate Confucian rituals which he considered tedious and wasteful, went on to establish his own school of philosophical thought.6 The Mozi is also the title of the philosophical text compiled from the writings of Mohist thinkers. Many passages in it are repetitions of the same theme but with slightly different wording, which suggests that the collection includes the notes of disciples attending the same lectures. Mozi in all likelihood wrote a few chapters; others could be the work of later Mohist scholars.7 The followers of Mohism (Mohists) formed a highly organised order and maintained a strong, longstanding network whose leaders were called juzi, or grand masters. After the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC), however, Mohism fell into obscurity for 200 years, during which whole chapters of the Mozi were lost and texts that remained became corrupted
Art · Literature · Mohism · State (computer science · Theme (computing · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Chinese history and philosophy · Japanese History and Culture · Classics · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2016 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |