The Fusion and Divergence of Confucian and Legalist Political Theory in Pre-Qin China : A Comparative Study of the Political Philosophy of Xun Zi and Han Fei
Date Issued
2003-07-31
Date
2003-07-31
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DOI
912411H002102
Abstract
This research traces the origin, evolution and systematization of various theories on
statecraft in early China, with a particular focus on the formation of Confucianism and
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Legalism at the eve of the Warring States period. In this academic attempt, the
formation and various characteristics of the thought of Xun Zi 荀子 (ca. 316-235 BC)
and Han Fei 韓非 (?-ca. 233 BC) will be extensively examined. They were the most
prominent political philosophers of that period, who systematized preceding pre-Qin
socio-political theories. Also, they were the moulder of two lines of the theory of
statecraft in early China, which functioned as profoundly essential yet universally
practical governing techniques during the following two millennia of Chinese (and
East Asian) history.
Subjects
Xun Zi
Han Fei
Confucianism
Legalism
political Thought
Publisher
臺北市：國立臺灣大學哲學系暨研究所
Type
report
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