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Mozi (Mo Di)

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Mozi (Mo Di) · c. 470–391 BCE

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“Two thousand years before anyone in Europe said "the greatest good for the greatest number," a Chinese craftsman built an entire philosophy — and a private army of rescuers — on exactly that idea.”
— The Great Philosophers, Ch. 17

The big idea, in the book's words:

“Almost all the world's harm comes from partiality — loving your own people more than everyone else — so the cure is jian'ai: caring for all people impartially, and judging every doctrine by whether it actually benefits them.”
— The Great Philosophers, Ch. 17

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