Criticism And Beyond

In the Chinese thought history and the Chinese philosophy history, Mo-tse is a thinker and philosopher which first theoretically system criticizes and attempts to surmount the Confucianism. Mo-tse studies the source from the Confucianism, also is different with the Confucian. Mohism has it's own growth process. Gradually, Mohism separated from the Confucianism and formed the academic ideology which has his own special features.Mohism produces from the critique and reconsidering process to Confucianism. Mohism both inherits and surmounts the Confucianism. Mainly displays in: external transeunt and surmounting metaphysics to inherent and surmounting metaphysics; "Advocate strength" to "With life"; "Jian ai" to "Ren".Mo-tse take besides goes to school to the Confucianism critique and surmounting shape of in the reality surmounting as the theory basis. "Tian zhi theory" and "Ming gui theory" auxiliary relies on one another, indispensable, constituted the Mohism together. Metaphysics manifests Heaven and Man relations which is pre-Qin thinkers pays attention. Heaven and Man relations are joining the strength and the life relations intrinsically. On whether there is "the life", the Confucianist is "with life" the viewpoint but Mo-tse proposed " non- life" viewpoint. Mo-tse "non- life" opposed Confucianism's destiny view belongs to "the determinism" or said "when the life theory" in the significance "the life". "Ren" is Confucianism's most basic core concept. "Jian ai" is Mohism's most basic core concept. "Ren"is based on the blood relationship relations but "Jian ai" is a universal and is not a inferior love. "Ren" and "Jian ai" mainly certainly are not the degree level distinction but mainly is the scope level difference.The Mo-tse's Confucianism view formation already has its specific history cultural context aspect the reason, also has its unique thinking mode and the values aspect reason, but also has the Mo-tse individual unique life experience aspect the reason. Since Spring and Autumn Period, Lao-tzu, Confucius, Mo-tse pre-Qin thinkers have faced Zhou Dynasty culture and Proposes their theory. The alls of the various schools of thought on the one hand carried on the theory to then society the veto, has formed each one different theory viewpoint; On the other hand the pre-Qin thinkers also through own political activity in abundance change of demand then society, practiced own theory. The Confucianist and Mohist schools are precisely has, forms, the development under this historical big background. Mo-tse therefore must carry on the critique and surmounting to the Confucianism, the reason finally must sum up to the Mohist school has the characteristic as pre-Qin in the school of thought unique thinking mode. Behind one thinking mode inevitably is aware in its value strutand the value. The values and the thinking mode's relations are mutual influence, mutually restrict. The Confiicianist Mohist school respective values also are form respective viewpoint the main reason. Thinker's thought both has the direct relation with the time, simultaneously and has the inalienable relations with thinker's personality with individual spiritual life. Mo-tse's thought also has its life's root .Mo-tse's family background has its noticeable influence regarding its thought.Finally, carries on the graduated arm with the modern academic angle of view to Mo-tse Confucianism view to decide with the judgment. Separates in Mo-tse's Confucianism view reasonable place with unreasonable place, and gives Mo-tse's Confucianism to observe a reasonable localization.