Mozi (fifth century B.
C.) was an important political and social thinker and formidable rival of the Confucianists.
He firmly opposed offensive warfare, extravagance--.
He also believed in the will of Heaven and in ghosts.
He advocated universal love--his most important doctrine according to which all humankind should be loved and treated as one\'s kinfolk--honoring and making use of worthy men in government, and identifying with one\'s superior as a means of establishing uniform moral standards.
Mozi (fifth century B.
C.) was an important political and social thinker and formidable rival of the Confucianists