The Spread And Influence Of Mohism In Medieval Times

Mohism was flourished and said prominent with confucianism in Pre-Qin Dynasty. Because there were so little scholar learning about Mo in medieval times, so many scholar thought mohism had gradually disappeared. Although Mohist had gradually disappeared, but the mohist works were always spread. Liu Xiang ordered "Mozi" seventy-one posts in Han Dynasty, then there were other versions,such as fifteen volumes, sixteen bolumes, three volumes, et,al. Mooting was populared in WeiJin period, Jin Lusheng made " Mozi logic note"; Tang Yuetai made notes of "Mozi" three volumes, which was a characterization "Confucianism interpretation Mohism" after TangSong period and spreaded to modern. "Mozi" fifty-three volumes spreaded to today owe to faborited by Dozo in Ming Dynasty, which shows the importance of Taoist for the Mohism. The spreading works of Mohism provided the possibility for affection of Mohism.The combination of Mohism and other scholars had been its important characteristics in medieval times. First, Mohism linking to eclectics books, such as Huainanzi; Second, Mohism linking to Confucianism in Han Dynasty, Gong Sunhong and Dong Zhongshu's ideas have the sound traces of Mohism. Third, Mohism linking to taoism, the organization of mohism was learned and used by early form of Taoism, some social and political thinking of "peace" were derive from mohism, it had explicitly recognized that the creation of taoism philosophy was though "peace" absorb mohism ideas. Mohism into other genres, which constitute traditional Chinese culture.The scholars paid more attention to Mohism in medieval times. Confucianism and mohism in Han Dynasty, Which translate to future generations. Wang Chong both praised also criticized Mohism and sured their ideas by the criticizing of Mohism. HanYu thought "Confucianism and mohism learn from each other", which affirmed the value of Mohism, which inheritance to future Confucian generations. Confucians insist on the provision of Mohism in Song Dynasty, but in fact learn Mohism as limit. The comments about Mohism reflects the spread and influence of Mohism in in medieval times.