Mozi (Mo Di)
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Mozi (Mo Di) 🇨🇳

墨子 (墨翟) (Known as "The Prophet of Universal Love")
Philosopher, Founder of Mohism, Military Engineer, Utilitarian Logician
Born c. 470 BCE 🇨🇳 Tengzhou (Shandong), China
Passed Away c. 391 BCE Tengzhou, China
Lifespan ~79 years old
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"If everyone in the world loves universally—loving others as themselves—then harm, war, and robbery will cease to exist."

Archival Overview

Founder of Mohism who articulated the world's first systematic utilitarian ethics, advocating universal impartial care (jian'ai), anti-militarism, and defensive engineering.

Biographical Record

Mozi (c. 470–391 BCE) was a master craftsman and visionary thinker who challenged aristocratic Confucian ritualism. Leading a disciplined order of philosopher-engineers who dressed in coarse garments and wore rough wooden shoes, he traveled between warring states to actively halt imperialist invasions.

Mozi introduced the doctrine of jian'ai (inclusive care without partiality), arguing that all human suffering arises from selfish factionalism. His followers made seminal breakthroughs in formal logic (the Mohist Canon), optics (the camera obscura principle), and mechanics, establishing the world's earliest consequentialist philosophy.

Key Life Milestones

c. 440 BCE

The Famous Defense of Song

Simulated siege warfare with model ladders against Lu Ban, successfully dissuading the King of Chu from invading Song.

c. 420 BCE

Codification of the Mohist Canon

Compiled treatises establishing the three tests of doctrine: precedent, empirical observation, and practical social benefit.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Mozi Memorial Hall & Forest Park
Tengzhou, China
GPS: 35.0864, 117.1561
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