Mozi "Non-music" Thought Research

"Music" is essentially a state system and a means of governance,and "non-music" is based on this meaning.The Xia,Shang and Zhou dynasties were a period when Chinese culture flourished and achieved brilliant achievements,and the culture of ritual and music flourished.The ritual and music in the Xia and Shang dynasties embodies a strong religious color.The ritual music is a means of worshipping the gods and ancestors,and it is a ritual serving religious beliefs.In the Western Zhou Dynasty,people got rid of the shackles of religious theocracy,and treated the tradition of ritual and music with rationality and humanistic spirit.The combination of ritual and music formed a system of ritual and music to maintain the harmony of human relations and social order.Mozi discovered the negative meaning of rites and music,and put forward three major criticisms of politics,economy and morality.The struggle of princes for hegemony,the collapse of ritual and music,and the criticism of the system of ritual and music in the Spring and Autumn Period are the background of the times put forward by Mozi’s "non-music" thought;born in a "slut" and well versed in the suffering of the common people,this is the class background put forward by the "nonmusic" thought;The way of the sage king in the upper desire,and the interests of the country and the common people in the lower desire” is the measure of "non-music" thought.Mozi directly stated the three dangers of music,which are the main content of Mozi’s "non-music" thinking.Delight in the economy,laboring the people and hurting wealth,there are hundreds of harms but no benefit;in the political chaos,rituals and music contradict the state governance;in morality,people are greedy for enjoyment.Mozi advocates "non-music" thought,the purpose is to ensure the needs of the people’s life,reduce state expenditure and unnecessary waste,and the fundamental is to save money."Put the top down,and benefit the world first." Mozi spent his whole life running for the working people of the lower classes.Although the idea of "non-music" can serve as a warning to those in power,the effect is not obvious.This is because Mozi’s "nonmusic" thought was based on his class orientation as a small producer.It opposed material needs and spiritual needs,only met the basic needs of food,clothing,housing,and transportation,and ignored the general direction of social development.It was one-sided and absolute.This is also the reason why Mozi has been criticized all the time.Mohism and Confucianism were once called "Xianxue".Under the influence of the Han Dynasty’s "unique respect for Confucianism",it gradually disappeared and disappeared into the long river of history.However,based on reality,Mozi advocated diligence and thrift.The spirit of hard work and struggle is still worth learning and learning from today.