|
|
This is only a preview of the paper
Click here to register and get the full text.
Existing members click here to login
|
|
|
Han Fei Zi: The Legalist
Han Fei Zi was once the student of the eminent and influential Confucian Xunzi. Despite the fact that Xunzi was a Confucian and opposed Legalist ideas, his doctrine that human nature is evil and his authoritarianism tended in the Legalist direction. Therefore, it is not unlikely that Han Fei Zi would gear his ideas towards a slightly different direction other than Confucianism. Although Han Fei Zi studied under Xunzi, his ideas about politics and government differed slightly from that of his teacher’s. Shifting away from the Confucian belief that people should be governed by li (rituals, ceremonies, rules of conduct, mores) and morality, Han Fei Zi strongly believed that people should be governed by law and punishment.
Han Fei Zi’s philosophy is the culmination of Legalism. ...
Trying to find a solution to this problem, Han Fei Zi took the ideas of earlier writers in the Legalist school, notably the writers of the compilation known as The Book of Lord Shang, and produced from them and his own emphases a comprehensive set of political recommendations. ...
The policies and values advocated by Han Fei Zi rested on a set of assumptions about human nature. Being both an admirer of The Book of Lord Shang and a student of Xunzi, Han Fei Zi regarded human beings, generally, as very unpleasant creatures. ...
To meet new political circumstances, Han Fei Zi proposed new ways of the government. ...
In opposition to the Legalist view, the Confucians believed that humans in nature are good. The Confucian criticism of the Legalist philosophy would be that it is far too simple.
Approximate Word count = 1296
Approximate Pages = 5.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
|
|
|
|
|
|