Universal Love, No Aggression
Updated 2026-08-10
INTRODUCTION
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CORE DEFINITION
Universal love and no aggression is the core ethical program of Mohism, which holds that people should care for others as they care for themselves and that unjust war should be opposed. The core proposition is that impartial concern combined with mutual non-interference lowers the cost of cooperation, since strangers can collaborate without spending resources on defense against one another. The key qualification is that no aggression means opposing unjust invasion, not abstaining from all competition.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Open community ethos: Build shared rules that grant equal rights to every participant regardless of origin. - Interoperability first: Lower friction and conflict by making systems work together instead of walling them off. - Values over coercion: Attract participation with shared principles rather than forcing compliance through control.
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When participants treat one another with impartial concern and refrain from unjust attack, they no longer need to spend scarce resources on defense, and the savings are available for cooperation. The mechanism is a reduction in defensive overhead across an open network, which raises the willingness of strangers to contribute to a shared commons.
MINIMUM ACTION
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