Mohism is best known for the concepts of " impartial care " (). This is often translated and popularized as " Universal Love " , which is misleading as Mozi believed that the essential problem of human ethics was an excess of partiality in compassion, not a deficit in compassion as such. His aim was to re-evaluate behaviour, not emotions or attitudes .The Shorter Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Edited by Edward Craig. Routledge Publishing. 2005.
Mohism is best known for the concept popularly translated as " universal love " (). According to Edward Craig, a more accurate translation for 兼愛 is " impartial care " because Mozi was more concerned with ethics than morality .The Shorter Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Edited by Edward Craig. Routledge Publishing. 2005.
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