Their contribution to the foundations of Human Rights, the current model of defining human nature, including secular common inquiry and human reason with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, would be unthinkable. 1 Philosophical visions of human nature.1.1. A quest for common secular inquiry and human reason c. 400 BC - Mo Zi founded the Mohist School of Moral Philosophy in China Importance of duty, self-denial and an all-embracing respect for others - "universally throughout the world "If the duties If the State neglects obligations and responsibilities, over time it will lose its legitimacy and the trust of citizens. The citizen should also obey the rules and laws provided by the state to avoid chaos and disorder.  c.300 BC – Chinese sage Mencious Wrote about “human nature” – “human beings are fundamentally good, but goodness must be cultivated”  300 BC – Hsun-tzu States that “to relieve anxiety and eradicate conflict , nothing is as effective as the establishment of a corporate life based on a clear recognition of individual individualities”.