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ByJeongJin-kyeong
ReporterofTheory&CritiqueSection
he current era is one in which the physical and
psychological distances separating societies are rapidly
beingdiminished.
In this day and age, problems that arise in one part of the
worldaffectpeopleandregionseverywhere.Thisisparticularly
the case with acts of war and extreme violence, which carry
with them far-flung ramifications for the scope of humanity.
This is evidenced by America’s wars in Afghanistan and Iraq,
ortheglobaljihadistmovementpursuedbyreligiousandquasi-
politicalgroups.
Giventhecurrentstateoftheworld,TheArguswillbetaking
a closer look at the anti-war and pacifist ideologies of the
ancientChinesephilosopherMo-tzu.
Ideal Antiwar Activist
Theactivistphilosopher
Hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus Christ, a Chinese
sage by the name of Mo-tzu propagated a theory of peace
that continues to resonate to the present day. A recent book
translatedbyKeeSae-chunpresentstheancientphilosopheras
the“Humanity’sfirstpeaceactivist.”
According to his teachings, Mo-tzu flatly denies the role of
war in promoting national growth. Professor Sin Yeong-bok of
SungkonghoeUniversitywritesinhisbook“Lecture”thatMo-
tzu’sideologyofpeace“wentagainsttheconventionalwisdom
of his age,” pointing to the enormous loss of life and damage
to property brought about by incessant warfare. “In return
for victory, one is faced by the tragedy of countless defeated
nations.”
Inhistextofthesamename,Mo-tzucompareswartoadoctor
“whotreats10,000patients,onlyfourorfiveofwhomactually
recoverfromtheirailments.”Aswiththedoctor,warsgenerate
minimalgainwhileresultinginoverwhelmingsuffering.
Mo-tzu’s activities went beyond simply preaching. He was
an activist, who engaged in the world around him. As one tale
relates, when word reached Mo-tzu that a war was erupting
between two neighboring states, he rushed to the battlefield
to try and persuade the two rival armies from clashing. From
Mo-tzu, war was simply the destruction of innocent life,
and for generals unwilling to heed his teaching, the stalwart
philosopher would lead a group of followers to engage in non-
violentresistanceofaninvadingarmy.
Mo-tzu’stextrelateshowheoncetraveledfromhishomestate
ofSongtothestateofChu,whereheprevaileduponthekingto
give up his plans for an impending invasion and instead divert
hiswarfundstowardspeacefulpurposes.
In the midst of bloody wars that stained the country a deep
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