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Universal Care Without Utility? Rereading jian'ai
Huangpu Philosophy Review (graduate journal) · 2025
Argues that Mohist impartial care is not simply an early utilitarianism.
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“The best ruler is barely noticed” is compatible with abandonment, and the Legalists exploited exactly that
Mencius was unfair to Mozi: impartial care does not mean having no father
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Moral theoriesChineseConfucianismDaoismMohismMenciusMozi#impartial-care#jian-ai#mohist-confucian-debate#partiality
5 repliesThe fall of Qin refutes Legalism itself, not merely its excesses
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Power & the stateChineseConfucianismLegalismHan FeiziSima Qian#legitimacy#qin-dynasty#rule-of-law#statecraft
5 repliesHan Feizi was right that good government cannot wait for good rulers
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Power & the stateChineseJapanese & KoreanConfucianismLegalismConfuciusHan Feizi#fa#legalism#rule-of-law#virtue-politics
6 repliesThe Qin collapse did not refute Han Feizi; the Han dynasty quietly proved him right
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