墨子
Mo Di · c. 5th century BCE
Impartial care, and engineers who defended cities for free.
China's first rival to Confucius, and its first consequentialist.
China's first rival to Confucius, and its first consequentialist.
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If people cared for others as they care for themselves, who would be unfilial? Theft, feuds, and war all arise from caring for one's own at the expense of others. Care for all impartially, and benefit one another.