Due to the unique political attribute of Mohist thought and the collusion policy of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, Mohist thought was continuously suppressed, gradually losing its realistic foundation of existence and gradually dying out in China.
It was not until the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China that scholars excavated Mohism again from that pile of old papers and found its progress. In recent years, through the efforts of some new Mohists, some useful viewpoints in Mohist theory have begun to enter people's field of vision.
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Mozi is the only philosopher born as a farmer in the history of China. Mozi founded Mohism, which had a great influence in the pre-Qin period and was regarded as a prominent scholar with Confucianism.
He put forward the views of universal love, mutual non-aggression, Shang Xian, Shang Tong, ambition, Ming Gui, non-fate, non-happiness, frugality and frugality, with universal love as the core, frugality and Shang Xian as the fulcrum.
Mozi founded a set of scientific theories with outstanding achievements in geometry, physics and optics during the Warring States Period. At that time, a hundred schools of thought contended, which was called non-Confucian Jimo.
After Mozi's death, Mohism was divided into three schools: Xiangri Chi Mo, Xiangfumo and Denglingmo. According to the historical data of Mozi's life, disciples collected his quotations and completed Mozi, a book handed down from ancient times.
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