Legalist's magic management------The power and influence of leaders

Author: Cao Jun
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Publish Date: 2007-02-07
Features: Han Feizi was a noble of the State of Han during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, and he was a disciple of the Confucian master Xunzi. At that time, various states had undergone reforms, and the centralized political and legal systems had taken shape. Living amidst the reforms, Han Feizi believed that the benevolence and morality advocated by Confucianism had become outdated. Rulers should seek new methods of governance based on human selfish nature, which is the fundamental principle of the Legalist school. As the Legalist doctrine gradually matured, Han Feizi integrated the ideas of Legalists such as Shang Yang, Shen Buhai, and Shen Dao, while also drawing on the doctrines of Confucianism and Taoism. Thus, he proposed a comprehensive theory of "Fa, Shu, Shi." Han Feizi can be considered the synthesizer of Legalist theory.