This book rewrites the story of classical Chinese philosophy, which has always been
considered the single most creative and vibrant chapter in the history of Chinese philosophy …

Over the last few decades, skepticism about political and moral experts has grown into a
serious social problem, undermining the functioning of liberal democratic regimes. Indeed …

These fragments outline a rudimentary theory of political order modeled on the natural world
that recognizes the role of human self-interest in maintaining stable rule. Casting the natural …

Other titles: From Ancient Confucianism to the end of the Eighteenth Century Description:
London; New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.| Series: Bloomsbury studies in world …

This article surveys three possible ways to assess morality in the Hanfeizi. The first is the
“traditional” outlook, according to which Han Fei disregards all moral considerations in …

Abstract In his treatise Han Fei Zi, the Chinese ancient thinker Han Fei proposes a
governance structure that emphasizes the institutionalization of legal norms, judicious …

Throughout the text of the Han Feizi, we see opposition to traditional (and often Confucian)
perspectives on a wide range of state activities, both internally and externally. This antipathy …

The chapter explores the extent to which Han Fei and Chinese Legalism inform Xi Jinping
Thought and therefore contemporary Chinese politics. It examines Xi's China Dream, and …

While most discussions of political realism in the West draw their inspiration from thinkers
such as Thucydides, Machiavelli, and Hobbes, they were far from the only political theorists …

Even the name among Shen those Dao who (tÂÍ! j, work ca. in the 360-285 field of BCE) 1
early rarely Chinese calls philosophy, to mind the name Shen Dao (tÂÍ! j, ca. 360-285 BCE) …