Mozi on ethics
Mozi (c. 470–c. 391 BCE) approaches ethics within Mohism. Jian ai (impartial concern) extends care beyond one’s own kin to all, measured by benefit to the world. Heaven (Tian) desires righteousness and watches conduct—an early form of divine command cum consequentialist ethic. On this page, the archive isolates English passages where that project meets ethics most directly—useful for searches such as “mozi quotes on ethics.”
How to use this page
Start with the shortest passage, then compare tone across sources. Return to the Mozi thinker page for biography and to the ethics theme for other voices on the same question.
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What did Mozi say about ethics?
The quotations below are the archive’s curated answer: English renderings selected for clarity and attribution, not a complete corpus.
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