Han Fei
| Han Fei 韓非 |
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| Born | c. 280 BC Eastern Zhou |
| Died | year 233 (aged 47-48) State of Qin |
| Cause of death | Convinced to commit suicide by drinking poison |
| Occupation | philosopher |
| Notable work | Han Feizi |
| Movement | Legalism |
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| Traditional Chinese | 韓非 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 韩非 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hán Fēi |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Harn Fei |
| Wade–Giles | Han2 Fei1 |
| IPA | [xǎn féi̯] |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Hòhn Fēi |
| Jyutping | Hon4 Fei1 |
| Southern Min | |
| Tâi-lô | Hân Hui |
| Middle Chinese | |
| Middle Chinese | Han Pji |
| Old Chinese | |
| Baxter-Sagart | *[g]ˤar pəj |
Han Fei (traditional Chinese: 韓非; simplified Chinese: 韩非; pinyin: Hán Fēi; c. 280 – 233 BC), also known as Han Fei Zi, was an influential political philosopher of the Warring States period "Chinese Legalist" school. He synthesized the methods of his predecessors, as described in his eponymous work, the Han Feizi. He is often considered to be the greatest representative of Chinese Legalism, his work Han Feizi consisting of the combination of the core Legalist principles.
His writings were very influential on the future first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. After the early demise of the Qin Dynasty Han's philosophy was officially vilified by the following Han Dynasty. Despite its outcast status throughout the history of imperial China, his political theory continued to heavily influence every dynasty thereafter, and the Confucian ideal of a rule without laws was never again realized. Shu Han's chancellor Zhuge Liang demanded emperor Liu Shan read the Han Feizi for learning the way of ruling.
Han borrowed Shang Yang's emphasis on laws, Shen Buhai's emphasis on administrative technique, and Shen Dao's ideas on authority and prophecy, emphasizing that the autocrat will be able to achieve firm control over the state with the mastering of his predecessors methodologies: his position of power (勢, Shì); technique (術, Shù), and law (法, Fǎ).
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