Brief introduction of Mozi

Mozi, named Zhai, was a Song poet in the late Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the early Warring States Period. Mozi, a descendant of Mu Yi, an aristocrat in the Song Dynasty, worked as a doctor in the Song Dynasty. He was the founder of Mohism and a famous thinker, educator, scientist and strategist in the Warring States Period.

Mozi is the only philosopher born as a farmer in the history of China. Mozi founded Mohism, which had a great influence in the pre-Qin period, and was called "one of the best" with Confucianism. He put forward the viewpoints of "universal love", "non-aggression", "Shang Xian", "Shang Tong", "ambition", "ghost", "death", "unhappiness" and "frugality".

Take universal love as the core, frugality and sage as the fulcrum. Mozi founded a set of scientific theories with outstanding achievements in geometry, physics and optics during the Warring States Period. At that time, a hundred schools of thought contended and were called "non-Confucian Jimo".

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Mozi's story

1, Mozi accepts disciples

There was a man in Lu who told his son to learn from Mozi and died on the battlefield without thinking. It is natural for a father to blame Mozi, but Mozi said that you asked your son to learn skills, and he also learned skills. His father was very angry when he was killed in the war. It's like preparing to sell grain, but when it's sold out, you get angry. Isn't that ridiculous?

2, Mozi tears

When Mozi saw people dye silk, he sighed, "Dye cyan silk into cyan, and yellow silk into yellow. When the dye changes, the color of the silk also changes; Add five dyes and silk will appear five colors. Therefore, dyeing silk must be cautious! " Not only dyeing silk, but also governing the country is like dyeing silk. Human nature, such as silk, is bound to choose to be dyed.

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