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Variously considered a Taoist and a cynic, Han Fei, himself a prince, has been seen as a forerunner to Machiavelli. At the end of the Warring States, when oratory mattered hugely, Han Fei, with a stutter, was the brain and the plume of the Legalist School. From Han Fei’s oeuvre, Mingyuan Hu selects and translates two extracts encapsulating the thinking that so impressed Zheng, King of Qin, who later became the first emperor of China, and in whose prison Han Fei died drinking poison. This book is part of the Erstwhile Series.

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Goodness and Honour Are for Ancient Times, Not for Today Rescuing a Small Power May Not Help Its Survival; Serving the Powerful May Not Be Free of Oversight

Realpolitik: Han Fei on mighty reign (280-233 BC)

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      Publisher: Hermits United
      Publication Date: 01/08/2023
      ISBN13: 9781739115630, 978-1739115630
      ISBN10: 1739115635
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      Book Synopsis
      Variously considered a Taoist and a cynic, Han Fei, himself a prince, has been seen as a forerunner to Machiavelli. At the end of the Warring States, when oratory mattered hugely, Han Fei, with a stutter, was the brain and the plume of the Legalist School. From Han Fei’s oeuvre, Mingyuan Hu selects and translates two extracts encapsulating the thinking that so impressed Zheng, King of Qin, who later became the first emperor of China, and in whose prison Han Fei died drinking poison. This book is part of the Erstwhile Series.

      Table of Contents
      Goodness and Honour Are for Ancient Times, Not for Today Rescuing a Small Power May Not Help Its Survival; Serving the Powerful May Not Be Free of Oversight

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