Disscusion On Mo Zi’s Ideology Representing Ordinary People

Mo zi was a great ideologist of the Warring states, who created the Mohist school which was as famous as Confucianism. His ideology has a significant character of representing ordinary people from the date of birth. Just because of this reason, Mo zi’s ideology could develop remarkably, be a powerful competitor of Confucianism.We know this character from Mo zi’s ideology of universal love, ideas against unjust war, attention to person with ability, the unity ideas, and frugality ideas. In order to ensure the fundermental conditions of ordinary people’s life, Mo zi elaborated his ideology from economical、 political、 cultural and other aspects. He leaded the students travelling different countries, promoting his ideology.After the Qin dynasty unified China, intellectuals were hurt badly because of despotism and cultural policy oppression, and Mo zi’s ideology is no exceptional, and then into his disfavor. For more than two thousand years, Mo zi’s ideology was excluded from authority, few scholars study and develop Mo zi’s ideology. But it does not mean that Mo zi’s ideology has disappeared. The ordinary people in the slave society and feudal society was not the most advanced representatives, Mo zi’s ideology was in silence, waiting for his opportunity.In modern times, the dramatic social change offers opportunities for the revival of Mo zi’s ideology. As part of the Chinese excellent traditional culture, Mo zi’s ideology contains rich and profound of modern value. On behalf of the interests of the ordinary people, Mo zi’s ideology is identical with democracy, equality, fairness of the society, which are also the Chinese common pursuit, It can provide best ideas to the construction of socialist modernization.