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Mohism -> Mozi -> Book 12 -> Gong Meng -> 13

墨子Mozi asked a Confucianist
?」 why the Confucianists pursued music.
He replied,
。」 music is pursued for music's sake.
墨子 Mozi said:
You have not yet answered me.
Suppose I asked,
?』 why build houses.
And you answered,
it is to keep off the cold in winter,
and the heat in summer,
。』 and to separate men from women.
Then you would have told me the reason for building houses.
Now I am asking
?』 why pursue music.
And you answer
。』 music is pursued for music's sake.
』?This is comparable to: "Why build houses?"
』。」 "Houses are built for houses' sakes."


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