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It is not the case that Confucians like Mozi argued that partial concern for kin over strangers produces social harm that universally impartial care would prevent.
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Humans lack the cognitive and emotional capacity to care equally for billions; impartial universalism leads to decision paralysis and burnout.
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Partial relationships generate trust, reciprocity norms, and social cohesion that make cooperation possible—removing them risks atomization.
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Special obligations to dependents (children, elderly parents) reflect legitimate moral distinctions, not mere bias to be transcended.
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Partiality creates coordination failures: when everyone prioritizes kin, public goods like infrastructure and justice systems are underfunded.
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Kinship bias perpetuates inequality across generations, as advantaged families concentrate resources while others remain trapped in poverty.
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Universal concern aligns individual motivation with social welfare, eliminating the zero-sum competition that partial loyalties produce.
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