Tables — x
Preface — xi
Abbreviations and Conventions — xvi
Introduction — 1
I. Portrayals of Mozi — 1
1. Dates and Birthplace — 1
2. Master Mo and Master Kong — 2
3. Master Mo and the Xia Legacy — 2
4. Mozi as a Baseborn Artisan — 4
5. Mozi the Magician — 5
II. The Mohist School — 7
1. The Three Branches of Mohism — 7
2. The First-Generation Disciples — 9
3. The Grand Master — 9
4. The ""Law"" of the Mohist Community — 11
III. The Creation of the Text of the Mozi — 14
IV. Mohism’s Fate — 16
1. Dates and Birthplace — 16
2. Mozi’s Daoist Persona — 18
3. Knowledge of Mozi during the Tang and Song — 21
4. The Ming and Qing Reassessment — 23
5. Mozi in the Twentieth Century — 24
V. The Philosophy of the Political and Ethical Chapters — 26
1. The Chapters of Group 2 — 27
2. The Chapters of Group 1 — 36
3. The Chapters of Group 4 — 39
Group 1: The Syncretic Writings
Chapter 1: Cherishing Gentlemen — 41
Chapter 2: Cultivate the Self — 47
Chapter 3: On Dyes — 51
Chapter 4: On the Proper Model — 56
Chapter 5: Seven Worries — 61
Chapter 6: Avoiding Excess — 67
Chapter 7: Three Disputes — 75
Group 2: The Ten Doctrines
Exalt the Worthy — 79
Chapter 8: Exalt the Worthy (Upper) — 82
Chapter 9: Exalt the Worthy (Middle) — 87
Chapter 10: Exalt the Worthy (Lower) — 100
Exalt Conformity — 108
Chapter 11: Exalt Conformity (Upper) — 112
Chapter 12: Exalt Conformity (Middle) — 116
Chapter 13: Exalt Conformity (Lower) — 129
Impartial Love — 139
Chapter 14: Impartial Love (Upper) — 145
Chapter 15: Impartial Love (Middle) — 149
Chapter 16: Impartial Love (Lower) — 155
Condemn Aggression — 169
Chapter 17: Condemn Aggression (Upper) — 171
Chapter 18: Condemn Aggression (Middle) — 174
Chapter 19: Condemn Aggression (Lower) — 180
Moderate Consumption — 192
Chapter 20: Moderate Consumption (Upper) — 193
Chapter 21: Moderate Consumption (Middle) — 196
Moderate Burials — 201
Chapter 25: Moderate Burials (Lower) — 203
Heaven’s Will — 219
Chapter 26: Heaven’s Will (Upper) — 223
Chapter 27: Heaven’s Will (Middle) — 229
Chapter 28: Heaven’s Will (Lower) — 241
Explaining Ghosts — 252
Chapter 31: Explaining Ghosts (Lower) — 254
Condemn Music — 273
Chapter 32: Condemn Music (Upper) — 275
Condemn Fatalism — 284
Chapter 35: Condemn Fatalism (Upper) — 289
Chapter 36: Condemn Fatalism (Middle) — 297
Chapter 37: Condemn Fatalism (Lower) — 302
Group 4: Condemn the Ru and the ""Mohist Analects""
Chapter 39: Condemn the Ru (Lower) — 312
Chapter 46: Master Gengzhu — 326
Chapter 47: Valuing Righteousness — 340
Chapter 48: Master Gongmeng — 352
Chapter 49: The Lord of Lu Asks a Question — 369
Chapter 50: Master Gongshu — 387
Appendix A — 391
Appendix B — 393
Appendix C — 396
Additional Notes — 401
Bibliography — 479
Index — 491
