<P> The early Warring States philosopher Mozi was the first thinker in ancient China to develop an ideal state of nature as a premise to defend the need of a single ruler in a state . According to him , on that state each person have their own moral ( yi : 義 ) . As a result , people were unable to reach agreements and resources were wasted . Since his philosophy promotes the actions that leads to the benefit ( li : 利 ) of the state , such natural organization was rejected : </P>
<P> The early Warring States philosopher Mozi was the first thinker in ancient China to develop an ideal state of nature as a premise to defend the need of a single ruler in a state . According to him , on that state each person have their own moral ( yi : 義 ) . As a result , people were unable to reach agreements and resources were wasted . Since his philosophy promotes the actions that leads to the benefit ( li : 利 ) of the state , such natural organization was rejected : </P>
who came up with the state of nature
who came up with the state of nature
Mozi
Mozi