Long Wilbur (2 results)

Softbound. Condition: Very good. First Edition. The present monograph, written by a scholar of Occidental philosophy, skillfully interprets Motze and Mohism for a Western readership. A one-time acolyte and possibly a contemporary of Confucius, the philosopher Motze [Mozi] founded a school of thought that was in some respects the opposite of that of his early master. Rather than the hierarchical and ritual constrictions of Confucianism, wherein one's responsibilities were to those in society who were deemed to be socially superior (male/elder/ruler), Motze believed that our responsibilities were to care for all fellow humans equally, regardless of their social standing. Mohism flourished from the Warring States to the early Han dynasty, at which point many of its tenets had been absorbed by contending philosophies, rendering Motze's teaching less relevant. Printed wraps, n.d. [1939]; 38 pp. Size: 22 x 15 cm.…

8vo, pp. [2], 38; red printed paper wrappers; wrappers faded, else fine. Motze (Mozi) was a contemporary of Confucious and founder of Mohism, which competed with Confucianism philosophically. Long describes him as the Chinese philosopher most closely aligned to the teachings of Jesus.