Mohism was established in the Warring State period for two centuries and half.It is the third biggest schools following Confucianism and Daoism.Mozi(468 B.C.-376 B.C.)was the first major intellectual rivalry to Confuc...Mohism was established in the Warring State period for two centuries and half.It is the third biggest schools following Confucianism and Daoism.Mozi(468 B.C.-376 B.C.)was the first major intellectual rivalry to Confucianism and he was taken as the second biggest philosophy in his times.However,Mohism is seldom studied during more than 2,000 years from Han dynasty to the middle Qing dynasty due to his opposition claims to the dominant Confucian ideology.In this article,the author tries to illustrate the three potential functions of Mohism:First,the critical/revision function of dominant Confucianism ethics which has DNA functions of Chinese culture even in current China;second,the interconnections with the universal values of the world;third,the biological constructive function for global sustainability.Mohist had the fame of one of two well-known philosophers of his times,Confucian and Mohist.His ideas had a decisive influence upon the early Chinese thinkers while his visions of meritocracy and the public good helps shape the political philosophies and policy decisions till Qin and Han(202 B.C.-220 C.E.)dynasties.Sun Yet-sen(1902)adopted Mohist concepts“to take the world as one community”(tian xia wei gong)as the rationale of his democratic theory and he highly appraised Mohist concepts of equity and“impartial love”(jian ai).Liang Qichao and Lu Xun appreciated Mohism.And early Chinese Communist Party leaders,such as Chen Duxiu,Li Dazhao,Zhang Tailei,and Mao Zedong had highly complimented Mohism,including the dialectic materialism.To some extent,Mohism had big impact on the theories of Chinese Communist Party.展开更多
“1858年1月19日,艾约瑟(Joseph Edkins,1823-1905)发表文章《墨子人格及其作品简论》(Notices of the character and writings of Meh Tsi),将兼爱译为“the doctrine of equal and universal love”,①他在文中表述了自己的惊讶并比...“1858年1月19日,艾约瑟(Joseph Edkins,1823-1905)发表文章《墨子人格及其作品简论》(Notices of the character and writings of Meh Tsi),将兼爱译为“the doctrine of equal and universal love”,①他在文中表述了自己的惊讶并比较了墨子兼爱和基督宗教的博爱.三年后,即1861年,理雅各(James Legge,1815-1897)在《孟子》英译本的序言中翻译了《墨子×兼爱》上中下三篇并比较兼爱和博爱.作为最早的耶墨“对话”者,两位传教士拉开了以墨子为代表的墨学和以耶稣为代表的基督宗教相遇的历史帷幕.展开更多
文摘Mohism was established in the Warring State period for two centuries and half.It is the third biggest schools following Confucianism and Daoism.Mozi(468 B.C.-376 B.C.)was the first major intellectual rivalry to Confucianism and he was taken as the second biggest philosophy in his times.However,Mohism is seldom studied during more than 2,000 years from Han dynasty to the middle Qing dynasty due to his opposition claims to the dominant Confucian ideology.In this article,the author tries to illustrate the three potential functions of Mohism:First,the critical/revision function of dominant Confucianism ethics which has DNA functions of Chinese culture even in current China;second,the interconnections with the universal values of the world;third,the biological constructive function for global sustainability.Mohist had the fame of one of two well-known philosophers of his times,Confucian and Mohist.His ideas had a decisive influence upon the early Chinese thinkers while his visions of meritocracy and the public good helps shape the political philosophies and policy decisions till Qin and Han(202 B.C.-220 C.E.)dynasties.Sun Yet-sen(1902)adopted Mohist concepts“to take the world as one community”(tian xia wei gong)as the rationale of his democratic theory and he highly appraised Mohist concepts of equity and“impartial love”(jian ai).Liang Qichao and Lu Xun appreciated Mohism.And early Chinese Communist Party leaders,such as Chen Duxiu,Li Dazhao,Zhang Tailei,and Mao Zedong had highly complimented Mohism,including the dialectic materialism.To some extent,Mohism had big impact on the theories of Chinese Communist Party.
文摘“1858年1月19日,艾约瑟(Joseph Edkins,1823-1905)发表文章《墨子人格及其作品简论》(Notices of the character and writings of Meh Tsi),将兼爱译为“the doctrine of equal and universal love”,①他在文中表述了自己的惊讶并比较了墨子兼爱和基督宗教的博爱.三年后,即1861年,理雅各(James Legge,1815-1897)在《孟子》英译本的序言中翻译了《墨子×兼爱》上中下三篇并比较兼爱和博爱.作为最早的耶墨“对话”者,两位传教士拉开了以墨子为代表的墨学和以耶稣为代表的基督宗教相遇的历史帷幕.
