Mozi and the Mohist School III
Mozi and the Mohist School III

Mozi and the Mohist School III

Dates
March 25, 2021
Notes

Concern for all, excluding none

Required Primary Readings

The Essential Mozi

  • Books 17-19: Condemning Aggression
    • Related passages: Geng Zhu 46.1; Questions of Lu 49.5-6; Gongshu 50.1-2
  • Books 14-16: Inclusive Care
    • Related passages: Geng Zhu 46.4, 46.18, 47.2; Valuing Righteousness 47.2, 47.6, 47.7, 47.9; Questions of Lu 49.6, 49.12, 49.14

Optional Readings

Metaphysics in Chinese Philosophy

This entire entry could be taken up with the question begged by its title: Is there metaphysics in Chinese Philosophy? The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy itself seems ambivalent. There is this entry, but instead of a corresponding entry for "Metaphysics in European Philosophy" there is an entry for " Metaphysics " that draws exclusively on European traditions.

Metaphysics in Chinese Philosophy
Look through section 2 for an account similar to the one that I outlined in class on Thursday about evolving views on Heaven and fate.