Manufacturing Mohism in the<i>Mencius</i>

Radice, Thomas

doi:10.1080/09552367.2011.563991

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“…87-88). However, as scholars have noted, some textual evidence in Mozi 墨子 (The Book of Master Mo) suggests that Mohism endorses family values and the norm of filial piety, even resorting to these normative ideas to defend the value of "impartiality" (Radice 2011;Chiu 2013;Andreini 2014). To solve this puzzle, I argue that Mengzi's qualms with Mozi's ethics have to do with the norms that regulate the relationship between states rather than individuals and that a core theme of their debate revolves around interstate warfare.…”

Section: 聖王不作，諸侯放恣，處士橫議，楊朱、墨翟之言盈天下。天下之言，不歸楊，則歸墨。楊氏為我，是無君也；墨氏兼愛，是無父也。...mentioning

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Interstate Relational Ethics: Mengzi and Later Mohists in Dialogue

Lee

2023

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The popular interpretation holds that Mengzi was strongly critical of Mozi because the Mohist moral theory was antithetical to Confucian relational ethics. According to this interpretation, Mohism promotes the norm of “impartiality” or “impartial care”, which violates the Confucian norms of “filial piety” and “graded love”. Accordingly, Mengzi thought that the Confucian ideal would not be realized if Mohism continued to prevail. Scholars have tried to nuance and revise this dominant interpretation. For example, some have pointed out the importance of family-oriented values in Mohist ethical theory, arguing that Mengzi likely misunderstood or purposefully mispresented Mohism. This article is an initial attempt to modify the popular interpretation by arguing that the debate between Mengzi and Mohist regarding relational ethics is predominantly about the relations between states rather than individuals. This interpretation sheds light on a core difference between Confucian and Mohist ethical theories and can help make better sense of some later Mohist passages.

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Interstate Relational Ethics: Mengzi and Later Mohists in Dialogue

Lee

2023

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“…As Thomas Radice states, filial piety, perhaps the most important virtue for the Confucians, is also mentioned frequently in the Mozi, and never with a negative connotation. Quite the contrary; it is clear that Mozi approves it (Radice 142). Dan Robins also notes that the Mohists sometimes criticise the Confucians for their lack of filial piety, which shows that filial piety should be a core value in Mohism ( Mohist Care 65–66).…”

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Jian ai and the Mohist attack of Early Confucianism

Chiu

2013

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“…He oversimplified Mozi's views in order to advance his own (Radice, 2011). His description of Yang Zhu can be verified in texts that mention or seem to allude to Yang Zhu's ideas.…”

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DoesGuijiMean Egoism?: Yang Zhu’s Conception of Self

Villaver¹

2015

Asian Philosophy

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Manufacturing Mohism in theMencius

Cited by 8 publications

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Interstate Relational Ethics: Mengzi and Later Mohists in Dialogue

Interstate Relational Ethics: Mengzi and Later Mohists in Dialogue

Jian ai and the Mohist attack of Early Confucianism

DoesGuijiMean Egoism?: Yang Zhu’s Conception of Self

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