The Challenge of Universal Love: An Ancient Chinese Philosophy

The Chinese philosopher Mozi proposed a society based on universal love. But universal love is a tall order.

Will Buckingham

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To my valentine. Credit: Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

There’s something appealing about the idea of universal love. But as the Chinese philosopher Mo Di pointed out, loving everybody is quite a task.

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Will Buckingham

Writer & philosopher. PhD. Stories & ideas to make the world a better place. HELLO, STRANGER (Granta 2021): BBC R4 Book of the Week. Twitter @willbuckingham