Some claim that his name, which literally means "black ink," indicates that he was a marked criminal, but the Hanshu claims he was a daifu in the state of Song. He insisted that thinkers must always analyze the basis, verifiability, and applicability of any proposition, and laid out a fourfold standard for assessing beneficial applications. His religious positions were conservative and he considered the Hsia dynasty the pinnacle of history. His major tenets include ident
Some claim that his name, which literally means "black ink," indicates that he was a marked criminal, but the Hanshu claims he was a daifu in the state of Song. He insisted that thinkers must always analyze the basis, verifiability, and applicability of any proposition, and laid out a fourfold standard for assessing beneficial applications. His religious positions were conservative and he considered the Hsia dynasty the pinnacle of history. His major tenets include identification with the superior, condemnation of offensive war, and the economy of expenditures. For ten points, name this Chinese thinker who made universal love the cornerstone of his philosophy, which was expounded in a self-titled work.
Some claim that his name, which literally means "black ink," indicates that he was a marked criminal, but the Hanshu claims he was a daifu in the state of Song.
{Moxi} (or {Mozi} or {Modi} or {Moti} or {Mo-Tzu})