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On Mozi's Philosophical Thought of "Righteousness Originates from Heaven"

Yuanyuan Pan

Abstract


This paper adopts the proposition "righteousness originates from Heaven" as its core analytical framework. By examining the logical link between Heaven and righteousness, and Heaven as the fundamental criterion, it interprets the connotations and categories of righteousness, and illustrates how, under Heaven's dominion, righteousness is practiced nationwide through ideological-political technologies
of conforming to unity, universal standards, and heavenly-ghostly rewards and punishments, ultimately achieving universal love. The paper
reveals Mozi's complete theoretical system: Heaven as ontological foundation, universal love as ultimate destination.

Keywords


Mozi; Heaven's Intention; Universal love; Exalting unity

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.70711/rcha.v4i6.9997

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