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Han Fei is considered to be one of China’s greatest legalist philosophers. Unlike people who believed in Confucianism and had faith in the benevolence of leaders, he believed in a government that abided by laws. For him, the government should influence its subjects to do good.
Quotations from the Hanfeizi, ancient China's most prominent Legalist philosopher, mostly based on the W.K. Liao and Burton Watson translations of the work (although note that I convert W.K. Liao's romanization into pinyin).
Notes to Legalism in Chinese Philosophy. 1. The “Legalist” label was at times attached to Xunzi 荀子 (ca. 310-230 BCE), who was an avowed Confucian, but also a putative teacher of two major Legalist thinkers, Han Fei and Li Si.
The Han Feizi (simplified Chinese: 韩非子; traditional Chinese: 韓非子; pinyin: Hánfēizi; lit. 'Book of Master Han Fei') is an ancient Chinese text attributed to the Legalist political philosopher Han Fei. [1]
Legalism in Chinese Philosophy. 1. This famous political slogan remained significant throughout traditional and modern China’s history; in its abbreviated form (fuqiang 富强, “strong and powerful”) it stands as the first of the so-called Core Socialist Values as defined by the Communist Party of China in 2012.
31 sty 2016 · Legalism in ancient China was a philosophical belief that human beings are more inclined to do wrong than right because they are motivated entirely by self-interest and require strict laws to control...
24 lut 2024 · Quotes. [edit] The Law (道, Way) is Huge and Shapeless, its Moral extends everywhere. 夫道者、弘大而無形，德者、覈理而普至。 至於群生，斟酌用之，萬物皆盛，而不與其寧。 "More Power" (《揚權》) [edit] When all within the four seas have been put in their proper places, [the sage] sits in darkness to observe the light.
