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An interesting quote from Han Feizi comes from “Han Feizi: Basic Writings” and is the ninth of his “ten faults” which are ten things Feizi advices against.
“To take no account of internal strength but rely solely upon your allies abroad, which places the state in grave danger of dismemberment.”

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Han Feizi
Burton Watson

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I don't think Han Feizi's ideas were morally correct and even though he believed ruling in a cruel manner is effective I believe history after Feizi has proven otherwise. However, Feizi produced many good ideas concerning those in power such as keeping a tight circle. I think small points like this are what makes his philosophy effective despite the oppressive and negative approach.

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Ames, Roger T. “Han Feizi.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/biography/Socrates.
Posts, Related, and Yelang About The AuthoryelangMy name is Yelang. “Who Is Han Feizi and What Did He Believe.” Son Of China, 13 Oct. 2022, https://sonofchina.com/han-feizi/.
Watson, Burton, and Han Fei Tzu. Han Feizi: Basic Writings. Columbia University Press, 2012.

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Han Feizi belonged to the school of legalism which stresses a strong ruling presence over the people. So, the philosophical question I have is what role does moral play in a large-scale society? Can a ruler be too cruel or distant to those he rules over and what consequences could that pose?

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The point of Han Feizi's writing was power. He believed that rulers must hold power with an iron fist but also gain respect of those he has power over.
Other beliefs include that people are inherently evil, and in order to maintain order consequences must be firm. By punishing those who break the law, it will not allow people to be "evil" since they naturally are.

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One section that is interesting in the book Han Feizi: Basic Writings, is the section on Wielding Power. Feizi describes a ruler as a force that is not obviously present but is constantly influencing people. Particularly, the consequences and rewards of people are vital. A ruler must enforce them as necessary.
Han Feizi labels natural ordered decreed by religion as "The Way" and the ruler must seem to abide by "The Way". The ruler must also Feizi stresses to "Bel like Heaven, Be like Earth" and that this will make him a "sage". Han Feizi seems to be telling the ruler how to become a prophet to gain respect of those being ruled.
The last point Han Feizi made is about the ruler's peers. He stresses a small circle to contain power and respect, but also avoid deception.
All these points made are important to keep power.

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Not much is known about Han Feizi besides that he closely related his philosophy to ruling over others.
He was said to be born in 280 B.C.E. into the royal family of Han.
He abandoned them to study someone else however sadly after putting in so much work in his philosophy, a peer accused him of not being loyal. Since he was part of another ruling family, he was sent to prison where he eventually committed suicide.