Mozi's philosophy of simple life and meaning in contemporary society

Philosophy and Culture 24 (10):930-940 (1997)
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Zhuangzi Qin each school had a depth of analysis, in which the line of Mo Yi, that is "Ziku for a very," "can not be the case, the road is also non-Yu, less than that ink." said: "things poultry sub-Mo sliding cherries for three years, hand, foot calluses, swarthy face, body to make the labor, afraid to ask For." I thought their ideas and practice, the Mo Zifeng very frugal life simple hard-working, Atsuzane exercise, really admirable. And the reason why Ziku the pole, and said with the Confucian school of learning, must have its philosophical sense, can only affect the time, dreams of words. This paper from acting, to determine the level of discourse data, on the simple life of the claim, and then sort out its philosophical principle and interest and significance to contemporary society. The first value on the price of the simple life of the balance, will seek "the people of the three risk" solutions in order to achieve "Xing world and benefit, in addition to the victims of the world", and highlight the social equality of the average price value. Followed by application on ten works in the non-music, festival use, saving all the funeral and non-life claims, for the simple life of the prescription and practice into the road. Finally, Mo naive specific act of speech and deeds, the sum of contemporary social significance. At today's world, man and nature are changing, the formation of environmental damage, human nature is still unknown for mining, "everything becomes possible" whether the adequacy of the concept, and people's self-settled life, spiritual values ​​have particular importance of environmental protection. Mozi's living the simple life of today there is Drum and bell of justice

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