Dàqǔ 大取

‘Major Selection’, one of the six dialectical chapters traditionally grouped under the label Mòbiàn. Unlike the Jīng and Jīngshuō chapters, it consists largely of extended discussions and argumentative analyses rather than brief canons and explanations. The chapter has played an important role in modern debates concerning the structure and development of Mohist dialectics. Shěn Yǒudǐng, for example, regarded it as representing a distinct strand of Mohist thought from that found in the Jīng and Jīngshuō chapters.#text