PHIL 3920 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Tao Te Ching, Han Feizi, Chinese Philosophy
30 Mar 2017
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Created a new school of ancient classic chinese philosophy: faija (legalism). Most of the philosophers studied directed some teachings at political rulers, and not a political philosophy (like han feizi). Depending on your view you could think that political philosophy is continuous with moral philosophy. Daoists/confucian views say that a good ruler virtuous leader, will. Advice to a ruler on how to be a ruler. Name and form are technical terms he favours. Form ( xing) , the results coming to be . When the ruler is as he should (empty, and still) be able to name and get results. You punish and favour based off the law (not the ruler"s preferences). Establishes a list of virtues (e. g. wisdom). A ruler should never reveal what he desires . Similar advice to the laozi: setting up something to be striven for will create contention (by showing something you like it sets up something for the ministers to strive for).
