MO-TZU

born 470?, BC, China died 391?, China Pinyin Mozu, original name Mo Ti, also spelled Motze, Motse, or Micius Chinese philosopher whose fundamental doctrine of universal love challenged Confucianism for several centuries and became the basis of a religious movement known as Mohism. Additional reading Yi-pao Mei (I-pao Mei), Motse, the Neglected Rival of Confucius (1934, reprinted 1973), is a general study of the man and his age, his works, and his teachings, with an extensive bibliography.