     mozi (, lat. as micius, ca. 470 bc&nbsp;â ca. 391 bc), original name mo di (å¢¨ç¿), was a chinese philosopher during the hundred schools of thought period (early warring states period). born in tengzhou, shandong province, china, he founded the school of mohism and argued strongly against confucianism and daoism. his philosophy emphasized self-restraint, self-reflection and authenticity rather than obedience to ritual. during the warring states period, mohism was actively developed and practiced in many states but fell out of favour when the legalist qin dynasty came to power. during that period, many mohist classics were ruined when emperor qin shi huang carried out the burning of books and burying of scholars. the importance of mohism further declined when confucianism became the dominant school of thought during the han dynasty, until mostly disappearing by the middle of the western han dynasty. mozi is known by children throughout chinese culture by way of the thousand character classic, which records that he was saddened when he saw dyeing of pure white silk, which embodied his conception of austerity (simplicity, chastity). for the modern juvenile audience of chinese speakers the image of his school and its founder was popularized by the tv series qin's moon. ==name==  there has been considerable debate about the actual name of mozi, not less than three concepts of its origin exist as of the date. 1. traditionally, mozi was 
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