Han Feizi (World Philosophers and Their Works)
At a glance:
- Author: Hanfeizi
- First Published: 250
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy
Context
All early Chinese philosophical schools were concerned with political problems, and their systems were more in the nature of political formulas than they were pure metaphysical speculations. Even so, it is still startling to read a work such as Han Feizi in which ethics is totally absent and morality is completely ignored. The Legalists (fa jia, or the advocates of rule by law) of ancient China were unique in their undisguised Machiavellian attitudes toward political realities.
The steadily deteriorating political and social situation that existed...
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