This chapter records Mozi’s response to disciple Qin Guli on countering enemy earthen siege mounds. It details tall inner counter towers and giant multi-shot linked crossbow carts with winch mechanisms for repelling elevated assaults.
This chapter records Mozi’s talk with disciple Qin Guli on city defense. It lists twelve siege tactics and matching countermeasures, detailing fortifications, weapons, manpower allocation and fourteen essential defense prerequisites.
This chapter recounts Mozi’s famous mission to stop Chu from attacking Song. He travels ten days to defeat master craftsman Gongshu Ban’s siege engines in a simulated battle, then reveals 300 disciples already guard Song, forcing Chu to abandon the war.
This chapter records debates between Mozi and Confucian Gong Mengzi. Mozi refutes Confucian views on passive conduct, ancient robes, fatalism, elaborate funerals and empty music, denouncing four harmful Confucian doctrines while acknowledging Confucius’ valid ideas.
Centered on “valuing righteousness”, this chapter argues righteousness surpasses life and the world. It records Mozi’s travels, rebuts superstition, stresses words must guide action, and advocates frugality and merit-based governance.
This dialogue chapter collects Mozi’s debates with disciples and opponents. It defends universal love against egoism, condemns offensive wars, prioritizes righteousness over wealth, and refutes conservative Confucian views with vivid analogies.
This core Mohist logic text defines four reasoning modes and semantic rules. It categorizes four proposition forms and resolves the “killing robbers is not killing people” paradox to justify its universal love doctrine.
This Later Mohist chapter develops utilitarian “weighing” ethics and formal logic. It defines righteousness as benefit, expounds universal love, distinguishes intent from outcome, and analyzes names, categories, and valid argument rules.