摘要
Universal love, equal affection for all individuals, is a basic concept of the Mohist school of thought, as opposed to the principle of differentiated love advocated by the Confucian School. Universal love emphasizes that you should love others as you love yourself, and love others’ relatives and people of other states as you love your own so that all people would love one another equally. This principle of affection has no regard for blood ties or social status. It is an affection that is exercised equally without differentiating between individuals, fami-lies, or nations. If such a principle could be realized,we could avoid conficts between persons, clans, or nations and bring equal benefit to all.
无差等地相互关爱.“兼爱”一说是墨家的基本主张,它所针对的是儒家所提出的爱有差等原则.“兼爱”强调每个人都应像爱自己-样爱他人,像爱自己的家人、国人一样爱别人的家人、爱别国的人,那么人与人之间就会彼此相爱.这种相爱是不分亲疏远近、尊卑上下的,是平等的、没有差别的爱.如果做到兼相爱,就能够避免人与人、家与家、国与国之间的相互攻伐、侵害,进而实现互利.
