Mo Ti

Ancient Chinese philosopher and founder of Mohism, who argued for universal, impartial love (jian ai) as the solution to social disorder, opposing Confucian role-based ethics with a proto-utilitarian framework.

Founded Mohism as a systematic alternative to Confucianism, arguing that moral discrimination (loving relatives more than strangers) is the root of social conflict, and that universal, undifferentiated love — extended equally to all people regardless of kinship — is the ethically correct and practically effective social principle.