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Mozi and Impartial Care

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Mozi argued against family-first ethics: care should extend impartially, to strangers as to kin, and practices should be judged by their benefit.

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Mohists tested customs against one question—does this benefit the people? Lavish funerals, they argued, failed the test.

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This is a live ancient debate: Confucians answered that genuine love begins at home and radiates outward.

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