Mozi

Mozi
"Mozi" in seal script (top) and regular script (bottom) characters
Chinese	墨子
Literal meaning	Master Mo
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mòzǐ Bopomofo ㄇㄛˋ ㄗˇ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Mohtzy Wade–Giles Mo4-tzu3 Tongyong Pinyin Mò-zǐh IPA [mwô.tsɹ̩̀] Wu Suzhounese Meʔ-tzy Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Mahk-jí Jyutping Mak6 zi2 IPA [mɐk̚˨ tsi˧˥] Southern Min Tâi-lô Ba̍k-tsú Middle Chinese Middle Chinese Mok-tsí Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014) *C.mˤak tseʔ
Personal name
Chinese	墨翟
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mò Dí Bopomofo ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄧˊ Wade–Giles Mo4 Ti2 Tongyong Pinyin Mò Dí IPA [mwô.tǐ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Mahk Dihk Jyutping Mak6 dik6 IPA [mɐk̚˨ tɪk̚˨] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Ba̍k Ti̍k Middle Chinese Middle Chinese Mok Dek Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014) *C.mˤak Lˤewk

Mozi,^[a] personal name Mo Di,^[b] was a Chinese philosopher, logician, and founder of the Mohist school of thought, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought that existed during the early Warring States period (c. 475 – 221 BCE). The Mozi is an anthology of writings traditionally ascribed either to Mozi or to his followers.

Born in what is now Tengzhou, Shandong, Mozi and his followers argued strongly against both Confucianism and Taoism, with a philosophy emphasizing universal love, social order, the will of Heaven, sharing, and honoring the worthy. Mohism was actively developed and practiced across Warring States–era China, but fell out of favor following the establishment of the Qin dynasty in 221 BCE. It has traditionally been assumed that many Mohist texts were destroyed in 213 BCE as part of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's burning of books and burying of scholars. As Confucianism became the dominant school of thought during the Han dynasty (202 BCE – 220 CE), disappearing almost entirely by the middle of the Western Han.^[3] Mozi is referenced in the 6th-century CE Thousand Character Classic, which records that he was saddened when he saw the dyeing of pure white silk, which embodied his conception of austerity as simplicity and chastity.

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