The Mozi as an evolving text : different voices in early Chinese thought / edited by Carine Defoort and Nicolas Standaert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Defoort, Carine, 1961- author, editor.

Standaert, N., author, editor.

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Studies in the history of Chinese texts ; volume 4.

Studies in the history of Chinese texts ; volume 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mo, Di, active 400 B.C. Mozi.

Mo, Di.

Physical Description:

pages cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2013.

Summary:

Mozi (ca.479-381), known as the first outspoken critic of Confucius, is an important but neglected figure in early Chinese Philosophy. The book Mozi, named after master Mo, was compiled in the course of the fifth to third centuries BCE. The seven studies included in the The Mozi as an Evolving Text take a fresh look at the Core Chapters, Dialogues, and Opening Chapters of the book Mozi. Rather than presenting a unified vision of Mohist thought, the contributions search for different voices in the text and for evolutions or tensions between its chapters. By analyzing the Mozi as an evolving text, these studies not only contribute to the rejuvenation of Mozi studies, but also to the methodology of studying ancient Chinese texts. Book jacket.

Contents:

Are the three "jian ai" chapters about universal love? / Carine Defoort

How to end wars with words: three argumentative strategies by Mozi and his followers / Paul van Els

Mozi 31: explaining ghosts, again / Roel Sterckx

Mozi's remaking of ancient authority / Miranda Brown

The ethics of the Mohist dialogues / Chris Fraser

From "elevate the worthy" to "intimacy with officers" in the Mozi / Hui-chieh Loy

Heaven as a standard / Nicolas Standaert.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9004234349

9789004234345

OCLC:

825645997

Publisher Number:

99953527237