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The teaching sof han feizi are referred to as the realistic and also as the legalistic school. Han fei was a member of the royal house of han and believed to have been a disciple of the confucian. Wong, han feizi han fei tzu in encyclopedia of chinese philosophy, ed. All references to the han fei are from han feizi 2003. Han feizi han fei tzi was a prince of the ruling house of the small state of han. History of chinese philosophy history of the confucian, taoist, and buddhist ohilosophies and their interaction in china. It comprises a selection of essays in the legalist tradition on theories of state power, synthesizing the methodologies of his predecessors. Get an answer for who is the intended audience for legalism in the book worlds of history by kevin reilly. Pdf han feis political theory christian r ramos academia. Han fei birthplacestate of han occupation philosopher han fei also han feitzu.
Han fei, who died in 233 bc, was one of the primary philosophers of chinas classical era, a reputation still intact despite recent neglect. Han feizi, description of shi huangdis reforms by han feizi, a philosopher and contemporary of shi huangdi,the five vermin excerpt, c233 bce hardly ten men of true integrity. A founder of the legist school fachia in ancient china. It comprises a selection of essays in the legalist tradition on theories of state. The social background of han feizis period influences his idea. Han feizi, wadegiles romanization han feitzu chinese. Chinese philosophy originates in the spring and autumn period and warring states period, during a period known as the hundred schools of thought, which was characterized by significant intellectual and. Xunzi, indeed, was an authoritarian who formed a logical link between confucianism and the totalitarian legalists. You can use it to create pdf files from word, excel, powerpoint and more than 300 file formats. Twovolume set 9780393919622 and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at.
This chapter discusses the significance of the anecdote in chinese historiography. The legalists believed that human beings are inherently selfish and shortsighted and that. His handbook for the ruler deals with the problems of strengthening and preserving the state, the way of the ruler, the use of power, and punishment and favor. Han feizi basic writings pdf trenchant, sophisticated, and cynical, han feizi has been read in every age and is still of interest today when people are more than ever concerned with. Area specialists and others have criticized the rational choice approach to political analysis as culturebound, reflecting a modern western ethnocentric perspective. Prepared for the columbia college program of translations from the asian classics. Dao companion to the philosophy of han fei han, fei. Rational choice analysis in classical chinese political. Han fei was a stutterer, so he could not use his eloquence to persuade the ruler like other scholars, ministers or advisors could, but he was a great writer and. A representative of the fachia, or legalist, school of ph ilos oph y, he pr odu ce d the final and m os t rea dabl e ex pos ition. Han feizi, different from the other philosophers was a prince and a member of the ruling class. Without his support, this work would never have come to fruition. Basic writings of mo tzu, hsun tzu, san jose state. Basic writings of mo tzu, hsun tzu, and han fei tzu.
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