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Chinese philosopher and founder of Mohism who preaches impartial care for all, rulers chosen by merit, frugality and only defensive war, and sees the will of Heaven as the basis of morality and politics.
Political axes
Mozi leans further toward religious than 88% of the 617 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Religion is where Mozi stands furthest from the rest.
On Morality, Mozi sits practically at the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
Ideological proximity
The closest among the 266 ideologies
Nineteenth-century constitutional monarchy model in which the monarch exercises a fourth Moderating Power above the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary, arbitrating conflicts and guaranteeing stability over an agrarian economy.
Socrates' dialectical method, examining beliefs through rational questioning and the pursuit of virtue, distrustful of mass politics and the rhetoric of demagogues, yet respectful of the city's rule of law.
Conservative tradition that accepts social reforms and protection for the poorest to preserve national cohesion, seeing elites as responsible for the people's welfare and for harmony between classes.
The most distant ideology
Crypto-AnarchismLibertarian38%
The apostle who carried Christianity into the Greco-Roman world, Paul established salvation by grace rather than Mosaic law, waived circumcision for gentiles and preached submission to constituted authority.
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Italian state under the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, pioneer in abolishing the death penalty, characterized by moderate administration and cultural heritage.
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