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The Mozi as an Evolving Text: Different Voices in Early Chinese Thought
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Mozi (ca. 479-381), known as the first outspoken critic of Confucius, is an important but neglected figure in early Chinese philosophy. The book Mozi, named after master Mo, was compiled in the course of the fifth - third centuries BCE. The seven studies included in the The Mozi as an Evolving Text take a fresh look at the Core Chapters, Dialogues, and Opening Chapters of the book Mozi. Rather than presenting a unified vision of Mohist thought, the contributions search for different voices in the text and for evolutions or tensions between its chapters. By analysing the Mozi as an evolving text, these studies not only contribute to the rejuvenation of Mozi studies, but also to the methodology of studying ancient Chinese texts.
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“Another credible view is that the Triads date from the early fourth to the early third century BCE (Defoort and Standaert 2013, 4).”
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“The third 'Condemning Aggression' essay, chronologically most likely the latest of the three,$^{5}$^{1} raises an important objection to Mohist criticisms of aggressive war.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Defoort, C., & Standaert, N.
- Venue
- BRILL eBooks
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Published
- 2013-03-01
- OpenAlex
- W2476571651
- Cited by
- 35
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 0.67
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- BRILL eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Chinese history and philosophy
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Classical Studies and Philology
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Classical Philosophy and Thought
- Keywords
- Mozi, Mohism, early Chinese philosophy, textual evolution, textual criticism, ancient Chinese texts, Confucius
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