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v. t. e. Fajia (Chinese : 法家; pinyin : fǎjiā), or the School of fa (laws, methods), often translated as Legalism, [ 1 ] is a school of mainly Warring States period classical Chinese philosophy, whose ideas contributed greatly to the formation of the bureaucratic Chinese empire, and Daoism as prominent in the early Han dynasty.
The Han Feizi (simplified Chinese: 韩非子; traditional Chinese: 韓非子; pinyin: Hánfēizi; lit. 'Book of Master Han Fei') is an ancient Chinese text attributed to the Legalist political philosopher Han Fei. [1] It comprises a selection of essays in the Legalist tradition, elucidating theories of state power, and synthesizing the ...
v. t. e. Han Fei (c.280 – 233 BC), also known as Han Feizi, was a Chinese Legalist philosopher and statesman [ 1 ] during the Warring States period. He was a prince of the state of Han. [ 2 ] Han Fei is often considered the greatest representative of Legalism for the Han Feizi, a later anthology of writings traditionally attributed to him ...
Confucius (孔子; pinyin: Kǒngzǐ; lit.'Master Kong'; c.551 – c. 479 BCE), born Kong Qiu (孔丘), was a Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages, as well as the first teacher in China to advocate for mass education. Much of the shared cultural heritage of the ...
Xunzi(Chinese: 荀子, lit. 'Master Xun'; c. 310 – c. after 238BCE), born Xun Kuang(Chinese: 荀況), was a Chinese philosopherof Confucianismduring the late Warring States period. After his predecessors Confuciusand Mencius, Xunzi is often ranked as the third great Confucian philosopher of antiquity. By his time, Confucianism had suffered ...
Hundred Schools of Thought. The Hundred Schools of Thought were philosophies and schools that flourished during the late Spring and Autumn period [1] and Warring States period (c. 500 – 221 BC). [2] The term was not used to describe these different philosophies until Confucianism, Mohism, and Legalism were created. [3]
Mohism or Moism (/ ˈ m oʊ ɪ z əm /, Chinese: 墨家; pinyin: Mòjiā; lit. 'School of Mo') was an ancient Chinese philosophy of ethics and logic, rational thought, and scientific technology developed by the scholars who studied under the ancient Chinese philosopher Mozi (c. 470 BC – c. 391 BC), embodied in an eponymous book: the Mozi.
Around 500 BCE, after the Zhou state weakened and China moved into the Spring and Autumn period, the classic period of Chinese philosophy began. This is known as the Hundred Schools of Thought (諸子百家; zhūzǐ bǎijiā; "various scholars, hundred schools"). This period is considered the golden age of Chinese philosophy.