love and impartial caring, the Yangists acted only "for themselves," rejecting the altruism of Mohism. Reception Criticism Mencius additionally criticized the Yangists as selfish, ignoring the duty of serving the public and caring only for personal concerns. Mencius saw Confucianism as the "Middle Way" between Mohism and Yangism. Influence on later beliefs Mencius incorporated the Yangist concept of xing into his own philosophy. Some sinologists have argued that Yangism influenced Taoism, and can be seen as a "precursor" to later Taoist beliefs. See also Yang Zhu Cārvāka, a hedonic Indian school References External links Yangism Yangism, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy chapter Chinese philosophy Egoism Schools and traditions in ancient Chinese philosophy