Tables . . x
Preface . . xi
Abbreviations and Conventions . . xvi

Introduction . . 1
I. Portrayals of Mozi . . 1
   1. Dates and Birthplace . . 1
   2. Master Mo and Master Kong . . 2
   3. Master Mo and the Xia Legacy . . 2
   4. Mozi as a Baseborn Artisan . . 4
   5. Mozi the Magician . . 5
II. The Mohist School . . 7
   1. The Three Branches of Mohism . . 7
   2. The First-Generation Disciples . . 9
   3. The Grand Master . . 9
   4. The "Law" of the Mohist Community . . 11
III. The Creation of the Text of the Mozi . . 14
IV. Mohism's Fate . . 16
   1. Mohism in the Han . . 16
   2. Mozi's Daoist Persona . . 18
   3. Knowledge of Mozi during the Tang and Song . . 21
   4. The Ming and Qing Reassessment . . 23
   5. Mozi in the Twentieth Century .. 24
V. The Philosophy of the Political and Ethical Chapters . . 26
   1. The Chapters of Group 2 . . 27
   2. The Chapters of Group 1 . . 36
   3. The Chapters of Group 4 . . 39

Group 1: The Syncretic Writings
   Chapter 1: Cherishing Gentlemen . . 41
   Chapter 2: Cultivate the Self . . 47
   Chapter 3: On Dyes . . 56
   Chapter 4: On the Proper Model . . 56
   Chapter 5: Seven Worries . . 61
   Chapter 6: Avoiding Excess . . 67
   Chapter 7: Three Disputes . . 75

Group 2: The Ten Doctrines 
Exalt the Worthy . . 79
   Chapter 8: Exalt the Worthy (Upper) . . 82
   Chapter 9: Exalt the Worthy (Middle) . . 87
   Chapter 10: Exalt the Worthy (Lower) . . 100
Exalt Conformity . . 108
   Chapter 11: Exalt Conformity (Upper) . . 112
   Chapter 12: Exalt Conformity (Middle) . . 116
   Chapter 13: Exalt Conformity (Lower) . . 129
Impartial Love . . 139
   Chapter 14: Impartial Love (Upper) . . 145
   Chapter 15: Impartial Love (Middle) . . 149
   Chapter 16: Impartial Love (Lower) . . 155
Condemn Aggression . . 169
   Chapter 17: Condemn Aggression (Upper) . . 171
   Chapter 18: Condemn Aggression (Middle) . . 174
   Chapter 19: Condemn Aggression (Lower) . . 180
Moderate Consumption . . 192
   Chapter 20: Moderate Consumption (Upper) . . 193
   Chapter 21: Moderate Consumption (Middle) . . 196
Moderate Burials . . 201
   Chapter 25: Moderate Burials (Lower) . . 203
Heaven's Will . . 219
   Chapter 26: Heaven's Will (Upper) . . 223
   Chapter 27: Heaven's Will (Middle) . . 229
   Chapter 28: Heaven's Will (Lower) . . 241
Explaining Ghosts . . 252
   Chapter 31: Explaining Ghosts (Lower) . . 254
Condemn Music . . 273
   Chapter 32: Condemn Music (Upper) . . 275
Condemn Fatalism . . 284
   Chapter 35: Condemn Fatalism (Upper) . . 289
   Chapter 36: Condemn Fatalism (Middle) . . 297
   Chapter 37: Condemn Fatalism (Lower) . . 302

Group 4: Condemn the Ru and the "Mohist Analect"
   Chapter 39: Condemn the Ru (Lower) . . 312
   Chapter 46: Master Gengzhu . . 326
   Chapter 47: Valuing Righteousness . . 340
   Chapter 48: Master Gongmeng . . 352
   Chapter 49: The Lord of Lu Asks a Question . . 369
   Chapter 50: Master Gongshu . . 387

Appendix A . . 391
Appendix B . . 393
Appendix C . . 396
Additional Notes . . 401
Bibliography . . 479
Index . . 491