Reading Sources of Chinese Tradition page 65 it was apparent that the most influential philosopher was Mozi. “Mozi’s most characteristic doctrine comes close to asserting that all human beings are created equal before God. Believing in Heaven as an active power manifesting love for all, he urged that all people follow Heaven in this by practicing universal love.” Universal love would be the principle on which Moism was based. Mozi saw Heaven and associated that …showed first 75 words of 779 total…

…showed last 75 words of 779 total…adopted most of his beliefs their civilization wouldn’t have been so volatile. The Qin Empire persecuted both Confucianism and Moism. I’m just thankful that both the teachings were revived for scholars and students today to study and learn from. One might interpret Mozi’s beliefs as strict…but on the other hand I believe for the people back then his views of society would have benefited the empire better than war and uncertainty.