THE MOZI, a key philosophical work written by a major social and political thinker of the fifth century B.C.E. It is one of the few texts to survive the Warring States period (403-221 B.C.E) and is crucial to understanding the origins of Chinese philosophy and two other foundational works, the Mengzi and the Xunzi. Ian Johnston provides an English translation of the entire Mozi. as wel as the first bilingual edition in any European language to be published in the West. His careful translation reasserts the significance of the text's central doctrines, and his annotations and contextual explanations add vivid historical and interpretive dimensions.
Part 1 of the Mozi is called the "Epitomes” and contains seven short essays on the elements of Mozi doctrine. Part 2 the "Core Doctrines" establishes the ten central tenets of Mo Zi's ethical, social and political philosophy, while articulating his opposition to Confucianism. Part 3, the "Canons and Explonations" comprises observations on logic, language, disputation, ethics, science, and other matters, written parliculany in defense of Mohism. Part 4, the "Dialogues," presents lively conversations between Master Mo and various disciples, phiosophical opponents, and potential patrons. Part 5, the "Defense Chapters" detail the principles and practices of defensive warfare, a subject on which Master Mo was an acknowledged authority. Now available to English-speaking readers of all backgrounds, the Mozi is a rich and varied text, and ths bilingual edition provides an excellent tool for learning classical Chinese.

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The Mozi (A Bilingual Edition) 墨子 A Complete Translation

Mozi. English & Chinese

Mozi quan yi

translated and annotated by Ian Johnston

墨翟, active 400 B. C

Di Mo; Ian Johnston

Mozi

The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press

Columbia Business School Publishing

King's Crown Paperbacks

Translations from the Asian classics, Translations from the Asian classics, New York, New York State, 2010

Translations from the Asian classics, New York, cop. 2010

First Edition /First Printing, PS, 2010

United States, United States of America

Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong

Hong Kong, China, 2010

1, 2009-01-01

lg3007739

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Parallel text in English and Chinese.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical referencs (p. [923]-930) and indexes.
Text in Chinese and English; introduction, comments and notes in English.

Preface
Introduction
I. Mo Zi - The Man
II. The Mohist School
III. Mozi - The Book
IV. The “Core” Doctrines
V. Mohist Responses to Other Pre-Han Philosophers
VI. Pre-Han Responses to Mohism
VII. Han Yu’s Essay
VIII. The Translation
Key to Abbreviations
Table of Equivalences for Weights and Measures
The Mozi - Text and Translation
Part I The Epitomes
1. On Being Sympathetic towards Officers (Qin Shi 親士)
2. On Cultivating the Self (Xiu Shen 修身)
3. On Dyeing (Suo Ran 所染)
4. On Standards and Rules (Fa Yi 法儀)
5. On the Seven Misfortunes (Qi Huan 七患)
6. On Eschewing Faults (Ci Guo 辭過)
7. Three Arguments (San Bian 三辯)
Part II Core Doctrines
8. Exalting Worthiness I (Shang Xian, Shang 尚賢上)
9. Exalting Worthiness II (Shang Xian, Zhong 尚賢中)
10. Exalting Worthiness III (Shang Xian, Xia 尚賢下)
11. Exalting Unity I (Shang Tong, Shang 尚同上)
12. Exalting Unity II (Shang Tong, Zhong 尚同中)
13. Exalting Unity III (Shang Tong, Xia 尚同下)
14. Universal Love I (Jian Ai, Shang 兼愛上)
15. Universal Love II (Jian Ai, Zhong 兼愛 E )
16. Universal Love III (Jian Ai, Xia 兼愛下)
17. Condemning Offensive Warfare I (Fei Gong, Shang 非攻上)
18. Condemning Offensive Warfare II (Fei Gong, Zhong 非攻中)
19. Condemning Offensive Warfare III (Fei Gong, Xia 非攻下)
20. Moderation in Use I (Jie Yong, Shang 節用上)
21. Moderation in Use II (Jie Yong, Zhong 節用 中)
22. Moderation in Use III (Jie Yong, Xia 節用下)一 Lost
23. Moderation in Funerals I (Jie Zang, Shang 節葬上)一 Lost
24. Moderation in Funerals II (Jie Zang, Zhong 節葬中)一 Lost
25. Moderation in Funerals III (Jie Zang, Xia 節葬下)
26. Heaven,s Intention I (Tian Zhi, Shang 天志上)
27. Heaven,s Intention II (Tian Zhi, Zhong 天志 中)
28. Heaven,s Intention III (Tian Zhi, Xia 天志下)
29. Percipient Ghosts I (Ming Gui, Shang 明鬼上)一 Lost
30. Percipient Ghosts II (Ming Gui, Zhong 明鬼中)一 Lost
31. Percipient Ghosts III (Ming Gui, Xia 明鬼下)
32. Condemning Music I (Fei Yue, Shang 非樂上)
33. Condemning Music II (Fei Yue, Zhong 3F樂中)一 Lost
34. Condemning Music III (Fei Yue, Xia 非樂下)一 Lost
35. Against Fate I (Fei Ming, Shang 非命上)
36. Against Fate II (Fei Ming, Zhong 非命中)
37. Against Fate III (Fei Ming, Xia 非命下)
38. Against the Confucians I (Fei Ru, Shang 非儒上)一 Lost
39. Against the Confucians II (Fei Ru, Xia 非儒下)
Part III Language, Logic & Science
40. Canons A (Jing, Shang 經上)
41. Canons B (Jing, Xia 經下)
42. Explanations A (Jing Shuo, Shang 經説上)(combined with chapter 40)
43. Explanations B (Jing Shuo, Xia 經説下)(combined with chapter 41)
44. Choosing the Greater (Da Qu 大取)
45. Choosing the Lesser (Xiao Qu 小取)
Part IV Dialogues
46. Geng Zhu 耕柱
47. Valuing Righteousness (Gui Yi 貴義)
48. Gongmeng 公孟
49. Lu's Questions (Lu Wen 魯間)
50. Gongshu 公輸
51. Lost
Part V Defence of a City
52. Preparing the Wall and Gates (Bei Cheng Men 備城門)
53. Preparing against the High Approach (Bei Gao Lin 備高臨)
54. Lost
55. Lost
56. Preparing against Ladders (Bei Ti 備梯)
57. Lost
58. Preparing against Water (Flooding) (Bei Shui 備水)
59. Lost
60. Lost
61. Preparing against Sudden Attack (Bei Tu 備突)
62. Preparing against Tunnelling (Bei Xue 備穴)
63. Preparing against the “Ant Approach” (Bei E Fu 備蛾彳f)
64. Lost
65. Lost
66. Lost
67. Lost
68. Sacrifices for Meeting the Enemy (Yingdi Ci 迎敵祠)
69. Flags and Pennons (Qi Zhi 旗幟)
70. Orders and Commands (Hao Ling 號令)
71. Miscellaneous Defences (Za Shou 雜守)
Bibliography
Personal Names Index
Places, Subjects & Writings Index

<p>The <i>Mozi</i> is a key philosophical work written by a major social and political thinker of the fifth century B.C.E. It is one of the few texts to survive the Warring States period (403-221 B.C.E.) and is crucial to understanding the origins of Chinese philosophy and two other foundational works, the <i>Mengzi</i> and the <i>Xunzi</i>. Ian Johnston provides an English translation of the entire <i>Mozi</i>, as well as the first bilingual edition in any European language to be published in the West. His careful translation reasserts the significance of the text's central doctrines, and his annotations and contextual explanations add vivid historical and interpretive dimensions.</p><p>Part 1 of the <i>Mozi</i> is called the Epitomes and contains seven short essays on the elements of Mohist doctrine. Part 2, the Core Doctrines, establishes the ten central tenets of Mo Zi's ethical, social, and political philosophy, while articulating his opposition to Confucianism. Part 3, the Canons and Explanations, comprises observations on logic, language, disputation, ethics, science, and other matters, written particularly in defense of Mohism. Part 4, the Dialogues, presents lively conversations between Master Mo and various disciples, philosophical opponents, and potential patrons. Part 5, the Defense Chapters, details the principles and practices of defensive warfare, a subject on which Master Mo was an acknowledged authority. Now available to English-speaking readers of all backgrounds, the Mozi is a rich and varied text, and this bilingual edition provides an excellent tool for learning classical Chinese.</p><p> Columbia University Press</p>

The "Mozi" is a key philosophical work written by a major social and political thinker of the fifth century B.C.E. It is one of the few texts to survive the Warring States period (403-221 B.C.E.) and is crucial to understanding the origins of Chinese philosophy and two other foundational works, the "Mengzi" and the "Xunzi." Ian Johnston provides an English translation of the entire "Mozi," as well as the first bilingual edition in any European language to be published in the West. His careful translation reasserts the significance of the text's central doctrines, and his annotations and contextual explanations add vivid historical and interpretive dimensions.
Part 1 of the "Mozi" is called the "Epitomes" and contains seven short essays on the elements of Mohist doctrine. Part 2, the "Core Doctrines," establishes the ten central tenets of Mo Zi's ethical, social, and political philosophy, while articulating his opposition to Confucianism. Part 3, the "Canons and Explanations," comprises observations on logic, language, disputation, ethics, science, and other matters, written particularly in defense of Mohism. Part 4, the "Dialogues," presents lively conversations between Master Mo and various disciples, philosophical opponents, and potential patrons. Part 5, the "Defense Chapters," details the principles and practices of defensive warfare, a subject on which Master Mo was an acknowledged authority. Now available to English-speaking readers of all backgrounds, the Mozi is a rich and varied text, and this bilingual edition provides an excellent tool for learning classical Chinese.

"The Mozi is a key philosophical work written by a major social and political thinker of the fifth century B.C.E. It is one of the few texts to survive the Warring States period (403-221 B.C.E.) and is crucial to understanding the origins of Chinese philosophy and two other foundational works, the Mengzi and the Xunzi. Ian Johnston provides an English translation of the entire Mozi, as well as the first bilingual edition in any European language to be published in the West. His careful translation reasserts the significance of the text's central doctrines, and his annotations and contextual explanations add vivid historical and interpretive dimensions. Part 1 of the Mozi is called the "Epitomes" and contains seven short essays on the elements of Mohist doctrine. Part 2, the "Core Doctrines," establishes the ten central tenets of Mo Zi's ethical, social, and political philosophy, while articulating his opposition to Confucianism. Part 3, the "Canons and Explanations," comprises observations on logic, language, disputation, ethics, science, and other matters, written particularly in defense of Mohism. Part 4, the "Dialogues," presents lively conversations between Master Mo and various disciples, philosophical opponents, and potential patrons. Part 5, the "Defense Chapters," details the principles and practices of defensive warfare, a subject on which Master Mo was an acknowledged authority. Now available to English-speaking readers of all backgrounds, the Mozi is a rich and varied text, and this bilingual edition provides an excellent tool for learning classical Chinese."--Jacket

<p>The Mozi is one of the small number of key texts surviving from the first flowering of Chinese philosophy during the Warring States period (403–221 BC). In structure, the Mozi comprises five distinct parts.Part I, the Epitomes, contains seven short essays on elements of Mohist doctrine. Part II, the "Core Doctrines, " contains twenty-four chapters: twenty-three from the presumed thirty original chapters, arranged as ten triads, which set out the ten central doctrines of Mo Zi's ethical, social and political philosophy, and one of the two presumed chapters articulating Mo Zi's opposition to Confucianism. Part III, on "dialectics, " contains six chapters on logic, language, disputation, ethics, science and other matters, attributed to the Later Mohists and written, in part at least, in defence of the original Mohist doctrines. Part IV, the Dialogues, contains five chapters made up of lively conversations, edifying anecdotes and gnomic utterances, a form more characteristic of the philosophical writing of the time. Part V, on the defence of a city, contains eleven chapters detailing the principles and practices of defensive warfare, a subject on which Master Mo was acknowledged as the leading authority of the time. The Mozi is, then, a rich and varied work, and yet it has been sadly neglected, both in China and the West. This is the first English translation of the complete work and the first bilingual version in any European language.<br></p>

The Mozi is one of the small number of key texts surviving from the first flowering of Chinese philosophy during the Warring States period (403–221 BC). In structure, the Mozi comprises five distinct parts. Part I, the Epitomes, contains seven short essays on elements of Mohist doctrine. Part II, the "Core Doctrines," contains twenty-four chapters: twenty-three from the presumed thirty original chapters, arranged as ten triads, which set out the ten central doctrines of Mo Zi's ethical, social and political philosophy, and one of the two presumed chapters articulating Mo Zi's opposition to Confucianism. Part III, on "dialectics," contains six chapters on logic, language, disputation, ethics, science and other matters, attributed to the Later Mohists and written, in part at least, in defence of the original Mohist doctrines. Part IV, the Dialogues, contains five chapters made up of lively conversations, edifying anecdotes and gnomic utterances, a form more characteristic of the philosophical writing of the time. Part V, on the defence of a city, contains eleven chapters detailing the principles and practices of defensive warfare, a subject on which Master Mo was acknowledged as the leading authority of the time. The Mozi is, then, a rich and varied work, and yet it has been sadly neglected, both in China and the West. This is the first English translation of the complete work and the first bilingual version in any European language.

An English translation of the complete work and the first bilingual version in any European language. It is one of the small number of key texts surviving from the first flowering of Chinese philosophy during the Warring States period.

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