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Key Takeaway: 470–391 BCE) was a Chinese philosopher and the founder of the Mohist school, one of the major philosophical traditions of the Warring States period.

470–391 BCE) was a Chinese philosopher and the founder of the Mohist school, one of the major philosophical traditions of the Warring States period. He is known for his doctrine of 'impartial caring' (兼爱 jiān ài) — the principle that one should care equally for all people regardless of their relationship to oneself.

Within the Chinese philosophical tradition, as recorded in the classical texts that have shaped East Asian thought for millennia, 470–391 BCE) was a Chinese philosopher and the founder of the Mohist school, one of the major philosophical traditions of the Warring States period.

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