Dong Wuxin

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Dong Wuxin ( Chinese  董 無心 ), also Dongzi ( 董 子  - "Master Dong"), was an atheist in China at the time of the Warring States . In the 31st chapter of the book Mozi (Master Mo) it is reported that Dong once debated with some disciples of Master Mo (Mo Di) whether gods and spirits existed in the world. According to the history of the Han dynasty (Hanshu) , in his writing Dongzi (Master Dong) he clearly denied the existence of the gods and the mandate of heaven , which unfortunately was lost a long time ago.

literature

  • 汉英 中国 哲学 辞典. 开封 2002
  • Zhongguo wushenlun shi ( 中国 无神论 史 , Zhōngguó wúshénlùn shǐ ) in: Dangdai Zhongguo xuezhe daibiaozuo wenku 当代 中国 学者 代表作 文库 . Beijing: Zhongguo shehui kexue chubanshe 中国 社会 科学 出版社, 2011, ISBN 978-7-5004-0756-0 (2 vols.)
  • Carine Defoort, Nicolas Standaert: The Mozi as an Evolving Text: Different Voices in Early Chinese Thought. (Studies in the History of Chinese Texts). 2013 ( partial online view )

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Article: "Dong Wuxin", in: Han-Ying Zhongguo zhexue cidian. Kaifeng 2002, p. 605. f.
personal data
SURNAME Dong Wuxin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese atheist during the Warring States Period
DATE OF BIRTH between 6th century BC BC and 3rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH between 5th century BC BC and 2nd century BC Chr.