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 chinese philosophy
mozi

mozi -lrb- , lat .
as micius , ca. 470 bc -- ca. 391 bc -rrb- , original name mo di -lrb- 墨翟 -rrb- , was a chinese philosopher during the hundred schools of thought period -lrb- early warring states period -rrb- .
born in tengzhou , shandong province , china , he founded the school of mohism that 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 -lrb- simplicity , chastity -rrb- .
for the modern juvenile audience of chinese speakers the image of his school and its founder was popularized by the animated tv series `` the legend of qin '' .
