This Han Feizi ‑ Chapter32.12 Legalist excerpt presents multiple tales. It highlights political trustworthiness’ governance value and also covers investigation and surveillance techniques for handling litigation and official corruption.
This Legalist segment from Han Feizi ‑ Chapter32.6 uses multiple historical tales. It argues rulers must accumulate political credibility; trustworthy rewards punishments secure obedience, while broken trust brings grave perils.
This is Explanation Four from Han Feizi: Inner Congested Sayings, Part II. It collects cases where ministers fabricate anomalies for frame‑ups and private gains. These subtler cases create implausible oddities within official duties, prompting the ruler’s investigation to expose culprits or frame the innocent.
This excerpt is from “Canon Four: Counter‑Evidence” in Han Feizi. It marks the shift from diagnosing problems to offering solutions. It proposes sophisticated reverse reasoning: distrust superficial appearances and trace back hidden schemers by identifying who stands to benefit.
This excerpt comes from Han Feizi · Employing People, a key chapter on how rulers avoid ministers’ resentment and foster sound sovereign‑minister relations. Drawing on Emperor Yao’s worries and Jie Zitui’s self‑sacrifice, Han Fei puts forth a core political‑philosophical idea: rulers should not morally coerce ministers, but motivate them via clear benefits and institutions.…
This chapter records debates between Mozi and Confucian Gong Mengzi. Mozi refutes Confucian views on passive conduct, ancient robes, fatalism, elaborate funerals and empty music, denouncing four harmful Confucian doctrines while acknowledging Confucius’ valid ideas.