Mozi's Main Works

Mozi (c. 468-c. 376 B.C.) was a Chinese ideologist, politician, strategist, and scientist during the Spring and Autumn Period. Mozi was one of the most important representatives of Taoism, and he was also the master of Confucianism, Mohism, Legalism, and militarism. Mozi's main works include Mozi and Mozi's Universal Love. Mozi was a book that recorded Mozi's thoughts, words, and deeds. It comprehensively elaborated on Mozi's thoughts, views, and opinions. "Mo Zi's Universal Love" was one of Mozi's representative works. It described how Mozi proposed important ideas such as "universal love" and "non-aggression" in response to the situation of vassal hegemony and social unrest during the Warring States Period. He advocated that people should love each other and oppose war and attack. In addition, Mozi also invented the unique theories and techniques of the Mohist school, such as the Mohist fist, the Mohist knife, and the Mohist sword. These techniques and theories played an important role in the history of Chinese martial arts and weapons, and had a profound impact on the study of martial arts and weapons in later generations.