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Han Fei Tzu (280?-233 BC) was a prince of the ruling house of Han. A representative of the Fa-chia, or legalist, school of philosophy, he produced the final exposition of its theories. His handbook deals with the problem of preserving and strengthening the state.

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Foreward Preface Outline of Early Chinese History Introduction The Way of the Ruler On Having Standards The Two Handles Wielding Power The Eight Villanies The Ten Faults The Difficulties of Persuasion Mr. Ho Precautions Within the Palace Facing South The Five Vermin Eminence in Learning Index

Han Fei Tzu

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      Publisher Columbia University Press
      Published 22 February 1964
      ISBN-13 9780231086097
      978-0231086097
      ISBN-10 0231086091
      Also in:
      Methods, theory and philosophy of law East Asian and Indian philosophy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Han Fei Tzu (280?-233 BC) was a prince of the ruling house of Han. A representative of the Fa-chia, or legalist, school of philosophy, he produced the final exposition of its theories. His handbook deals with the problem of preserving and strengthening the state.

      Table of Contents
      Foreward Preface Outline of Early Chinese History Introduction The Way of the Ruler On Having Standards The Two Handles Wielding Power The Eight Villanies The Ten Faults The Difficulties of Persuasion Mr. Ho Precautions Within the Palace Facing South The Five Vermin Eminence in Learning Index

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