#Han Feizi

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Han Fei and Ying Zheng from 9 Songs of the Moving Heavens

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Spring and Autumn Period: Duke Ping of Jin Tales

Reading Mencius with some friends I came across a mention of Duke Ping of the State of Jin during the Spring and Autumn period 2500 years or so ago. Mencius replied, ‘Friendship should be maintained without any presumption on the ground of one’s superior age, or station, or the circumstances of his relatives. Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions…

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Legalist Philosopher Han Feizi at the Court of China's First Emperor 

Han Feizi (韓非子, pinyin: Hán Fēizǐ, “Master Han Fei”, c. 280-233 BC), was an influential Legalist philosopher from the ancient Chinese kingdom of Han who lived during the latter part of the Eastern Zhou period (771–256 BC). During that era, various philosophies developed and vied with one another in the kingdoms that occupied the central and northern parts of present-day China. The most important…

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which 'shoulds' can you get rid of?

I want to read non-fiction, but whenever I try, I can't remember shit. this is a Problem. I have since been diagnosed with both autism and adhd, and I realised that: this part of my brain is not going to magically get better.

this is Also a Problem.

to give you an extent of the Problem: during covid, I read the history of japan and a week later had forgotten every single era except the meiji one. To this day, I have absolutely no idea what happened in japan beyond that bill wurtz video. It’s got islands. It’s volcanoes. It had a shogunate. Uhhhh

it only occurred to me about two weeks ago to try audible. and it has completely changed my life.

I should be able to read non-fiction. I should read physically, because I read so quickly and it's such a waste of time to listen to audiobooks. I should read more. I should read. I should -

okay. but I'm now listening to 2+ hours of lectures on the history of china every day. I'm learning about mengzi, xunzi, weizi, han feizi, numerous philosophers I'd heard of and never interrogated more, because I couldn't read the damn books. I'm feeling curious about other things that I haven't felt curious about in ages - how did confucianism spread to other asian countries? how did buddhism change after it entered china? and even parts of later history I have never really been grabbed by: what actually happened in the sino-japanese war?

for the first time in years, I feel hope: that maybe, just maybe, this is the way to learn that works for me. (I'm also actually doing chores about the house, because I get bored of sitting still.)

what could you do, if you got rid of your 'should's?

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// sometimes I forget that when Han describes things as 'confusionist' and 'legalist' no one except me has any idea what he's talking about because no one but me has read Han Feizi.

Also, I'm assuming that the Naruto world has some kind of confusionist/daoist history given that it seems to have buddhist practices. So I'm just going to assume they have a similar history of philosophy.

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To be fair, the target demographic was Chinese warlords, who were far better known for being eccentric and rash than for being strategically sound

The entire genre of early Chinese philosophy is essentially trying to teach warlords basic morality and codes of conduct

Re-listening to The Art of War while working. It's genuinely funny how much of it just boils down to common sense. Know what is advantageous and what is not, and always make sure that you have the advantage and your enemy has the disadvantage. Repeated and specifically stressed concerning every single matter, like you would while explaining things to a toddler.

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忘川风华录 Cheat Sheet - PRE-QIN

Character list for the music project/game Wang Chuan Feng Hua Lu

Created solely for my own convenience

All images etc taken from the game's official website

Info taken from Wikipedia

Mao-mao not included, sowwy

姜太公 | Jiang Taigong | Khương Thái Công

1128 BC - 1015 BC

Also known as Jiang Ziya / Taigong Wang / Lǚ Wang

General, strategist to King Wu of Zhou, helped establish the Zhou Dynasty

Song: Gui Diao Yin

Also appears in: Kuang Gu Hui Xiang

In-game rarity: 天

屈原 | Qu Yuan | Khuất Nguyên

c. 340 BC – c. 278 BC

Poet, author of Li Sao, one of the first verse writers in ancient China

Theme song: N/A

Also appears in: Kuang Gu Hui Xiang

In-game rarity: 天

韩非 | Han Fei | Hàn Phi

c.  280 BC – c. 233 BC

Philosopher of the Legalist school, author of Han Feizi

Song: Shi Fei

Also appears in: Kuang Gu Hui Xiang

In-game rarity: 天

西施 | Xi Shi | Tây Thi

One of ancient China's Four Beauties

Given to Fuchai which allegedly led to the fall of the State of Wu

Song: Qing Guo

In-game rarity: 天

范蠡 | Fan Li | Phạm Lãi

Strategist of Yue (Warring States)

(According to legends) discovered Xi Shi and later lived with her after the fall of Wu

Song: N/A

In-game rarity: 地

荆轲 | Jing Ke | Kinh Kha

Died 227 BC

Retainer of Yan (Warring States)

Attempted to assassinate Qin Shi Huang

Song: Yi Shui Jue

Also appears in: Kuang Gu Hui Xiang

In-game rarity: 地

高渐离 | Gao Jianli | Cao Tiệm Ly

Musician of Yan (Warring States), friend of Jing Ke

Also attempted to assassinate Qin Shi Huang

Song: Yi Shui Jue

Also appears in: Kuang Gu Hui Xiang

In-game rarity: 地

干将 | Gan Jiang | Can Tương

Part of a swordsmith couple during the Spring and Autumn period

Forged a pair of swords that also bore their names

Song: Wei Jian

Also appears in: Kuang Gu Hui Xiang

In-game rarity: 地

夫差 | Fuchai | Phù Sai

Reigned 495 BC – 473 BC

Last king of Wu (Spring and Autumn period)

Responsible for capturing and releasing Goujian, leading to the fall of his state

Song: Wen Jian Chun Qiu

Also appears in: Kuang Gu Hui Xiang

In-game rarity: 天

勾践 | Goujian | Câu Tiễn

Reigned 496 BC – 465 BC

King of Wu (Spring and Autumn period)

Exacted revenge on and defeated Wu

Song: Wen Jian Chun Qiu

Also appears in: Kuang Gu Hui Xiang

In-game rarity: 天

伍子胥 | Wu Zixu | Ngũ Tử Tư

Died 484 BC

General and politician of Wu (Spring and Autumn period)

First served King Helü of Wu, was not entrusted by King Fuchai

Song: N/A

Also appears in: Wen Jian Chun Qiu

In-game rarity: 地

白起 | Bai Qi | Bạch Khởi

c. 332 BC –c. 257 BC

Military general of Qin (Warring States), whose victory paved way for the establishment of the Qin Dynasty

Extremely high kill count

Song: Qi Zhan Ling

Also appears in: Kuang Gu Hui Xiang

In-game rarity: 天

墨翟 | Mo Di | Mặc Địch

c. 470 BCE – c. 391 BCE

Also known as Mozi

Philosopher, founder of Mohism

Talented in carpentry

Song: Mo Yin Xia Sheng

In-game rarity: 天

公输班 | Gongshu Ban | Công Du Ban

c. 507 BCE – 444 BCE

Also known as Lu Ban

Carpenter, engineer, inventor of several things including the saw

Song: N/A

Also appears in: Mo Yin Xia Sheng

In-game rarity: 天

庄周 | Zhuang Zhou | Trang Chu

c. 369 BCE - c. 286 BCE

Also known as Zhuangzi / Chuang Tzu

Philosopher, author of Zhuangzi, established the foundation of Taoism

Song: N/A

In-game rarity: 天

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竜|龍[Ryū|Ryō] Dragon

It is a legendary creature, and since there are many legends about it, I will mention one this time.

The Han Feizi says: The dragon is docile and can be tamed and ridden. However, if one touches the inverted scale about a foot long on the throat, the dragon will surely kill that person. (Chapter XII. Difficulties in the Way of Persuation)

The scale is called 逆鱗[Gekirin](Scale that grows upside down,) and the act of incurring the intense wrath of a superior is called 逆鱗に触れる[Gekirin ni fureru]. 触れる means to touch.

There is a scene in the Studio Ghibli's film Spirited Away where Chihiro is touching the lower jaw of the white dragon in front of Zenība's house. I find it hard to believe that Miyazaki Hayao does not know that. He must have known that and drew it. I mean, that is what it is. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38074088

Ryō is Han reading and correct pronunciation, and Ryū is Wu-dynasty reading and popularly accepted pronunciation. Since it is generally pronounced Ryū, this one is notated first in the heading.

In Kanji, Sakamoto Ryōma is written as 坂本 龍馬, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakamoto_Ryōma Sakamoto Ryūichi is written as 坂本 龍一. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTtCXTry0DU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qing_dynasty

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Ruthless Law-One of the Philosophers in ancient China: Problems of Legalists (Han Fei’s thought and Shang Yang’s sorrow) :Essay

Han Fei（韓非）

The following words and explanations are the main work of Han Fei(韓非), the representative of the legalist, in the great book "Chinese Classical Quotations Encyclopedia" (Kodansha) by Tetsuji Morohashi. It is a passage of "Han Feizi".

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The harm that invades the government is more serious than the cold.

 (Two patterns) Beyond the job, reaching out to other areas is more harmful than the cold weather. Han Hou(昭侯) was drunk and slept. At this time, an official , who was in charge of the crown, put on his clothes, thinking that it would be cold. Awakened, Han Hou was pleased with it for a while, but soon after he knew that the official had done what he mustn’t do, he thought as shown act of over-rights . and other official in charge of clothes did dereliction of duty. It is said that he punished both of the officials.

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403P-404P It sounds good to say, "The law applies equally to everyone," but there is also such a story.

Qin's chief vassal (of course, a legalist): When Shang Yang （商鞅）was guilty and asked for an inn at the inn where he fled, master said, "There is a law decided by Shang Yang, so if you don't have a bill, you can't stay overnight. The amazing reality of "I can't do it" struck Shang Yang. About the idea of ​​Han Fei (280BC? -233BC), which is the source of the idea of ​​the legalist, from the wiki (Han Fei) Utilitarian view of humanity In principle, Han Fei's view of humanity shares a common perspective with Confucius, but strictly speaking, it is close to Xun Kuang's “Human nature is evil”.

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It presents a kind of natural state hypothesis that there was no struggle when there were few people, and develops an argument that changes in the external environment and physical conditions affect humanity. According to Han Fei, people are peaceful when there are many supplies and few people, and conversely, when there are few supplies and there are many people, they are in conflict.

In a struggling society with more people, such as the time when Han Fei lived, the laws and punishments in a peaceful environment are meaningless, and the laws and punishments must be changed according to the times. Some people just look at the lightness of the punishment and say that if the punishment is small, it is charity, and if the punishment is severe, it is cruel, but since the punishment is in line with the trends of the world, this criticism does not apply.

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Han Fei, who impressed Qin Shi Huang(秦の始皇帝), ended his life without serving the emperor, but the remaining Shang Yang, Li Si, and the top Qin Shi Huang are all ruthless and implement laws that afflict the people. Did you do that? In particular, Li Si is a plotter who is jealous of Han Fei's talent and kills him. However, Li Si will be destroyed by the plot he himself took. After the Qin dynasty, which imposed such a fierce legal system on the people, was destroyed, Han Liu Kun(劉邦) was praised by the people, saying, "The law is only in Chapter 3."

However, speaking of law, it is a well-known fact that in modern Japan, legislation that is advantageous only to the politicians, such as "collusion crimes," was carried out under the Abe Cabinet. Rather, Japan is heading for a hellish nation like Qin. It is a society in which people cry in any era and in any country that cracks down on even the smallest acts of law.

 A word of the day: It seems that the history of Han Fei is written in "History(史記)", "Lao Tzu Han Fei Retsuden（biography） No. 3" and "Li Si biography " by Sima Qian (WIKI),and Sima Qian seems to make Han Fei comparable to Lao Tzu. Is’t it?

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«Historia de la filosofía china», de Ch'u Chai y Winberg Chai

Una breve y clara historia de la filosofía china (aunque únicamente de la antigua), ideal para acercarse ella por primera vez. Se tratan las ocho principales figuras (Confucio, Mencio, Lao Zi, Zhuangzi, Yang Zhu, Mozi, Xun Zi y Han Feizi) de forma aislada, narrando brevemente sus vidas y señalando sus principales ideas y características. Al final del capítulo dedicado a cada filósofo se hacen breves resúmenes sobre aspectos generales de su pensamiento. Es un libro esquemático y directo en el que constantemente se hacen comparaciones entre ellos, dando cuenta de sus similitudes y diferencias. Muy recomendable.  

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Una encuesta de Ipsos muestra que China se ha transformado en una sociedad de alta confianza, junto con la India (el 56% dijo que "se puede confiar en la mayoría de las personas), más que Estados Unidos, Japón e incluso Suecia... La delincuencia callejera prácticamente ha desaparecido. Los estudiantes universitarios dejan sus computadoras portátiles y pertenencias sin vigilancia en la biblioteca... La fachada erizada con la que antes se fortificaban los pekineses para enfrentar a un público traicionero se ha disuelto en una cortesía moderada... Las herramientas tecnológicas como las omnipresentes cámaras CCTV y el reconocimiento facial han contribuido a la percepción de la seguridad pública... Todo el mundo sabe que todo el mundo sabe que están siendo vigilados. Esto ha reducido la presión arterial de un público que alguna vez estuvo muy nervioso... Las peleas a gritos en público, que alguna vez fueron el pasatiempo favorito de los habitantes de Beijing, lamentablemente han desaparecido. Observamos que nada de esto es el resultado de una “puntuación de crédito social” que, hasta ahora, existe como pequeños programas piloto y en la imaginación febril de los medios occidentales... ¿Cómo se ha hecho esta naciente sociedad de alta confianza que Beijing parece haber logrado?

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Çinli hanım Han Feizi, Singapur Polis Kompleksi. — X/@aphHastanedeyken polisle kavga etmiş olduğu görüntüleri TikTok'ta paylaşarak Singapur'da üne kavuşan Han Feizi, sınır dışı edildi ve geri dönmesine izin verilmedi.8 Kasım Çarşamba günü, CNA Göçmenlik ve Denetim Noktaları Kurumu (ICA), 29 yaşındaki Çin vatandaşı Han Feizi'nin aynı gün Çin'e sınır dışı edilmiş olduğu bilgisini aldı.25 Ekim'de Han, 600 S$ (438 ABD Doları) para cezasının yanı sıra beş hafta beş günlük hapis cezasına çarptırıldı. Hem tutukluluk süresi hem de iyi halden meydana gelen tipik üçte bir oranındaki indirim muhtemelen onun tahliyesinden etkilenmiştir.Talebe izni başvurusunun reddedilmesinin peşinden Han, Ağustos ayında KDL Elements adlı bir firmaya yazman olarak çalışmak suretiyle başvuruda bulunmuş oldu.Temmuz ayında kendisine Singapur'a giriş izni verildi ve ertesi ay da emek harcama vizesi verildi sadece KDL Elements'ta çalışmaya asla başlamadı.Bunun yerine mahkeme belgelerinde Singapur'a "eğlence için" gezi etmeyi planladığını belirtti.Buradayken özgür hostes olarak çalıştı.Han, Singapur'da kalmış olduğu kısa süre süresince evindeki güvenlik görevlisiyle sarhoş bir halde kavga etti. Ek olarak, bir Grab sürücüsünün ayağının üstünden geçmiş olduğu iddiası üstüne Singapur Genel Hastanesi'nde polis ve hastane yetkilileriyle bir takım sarhoş münakaşaya girdi.Han'ın mahkumiyetinin peşinden İnsan Gücü Bakanlığı, KHA'ya onun emek harcama izninin iptal edildiğini bildirdi. Ek olarak yaşam boyu Singapur'da emek vermesi yasaklanacak.

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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ktv-hostess-jailed-tiktok-hospital-argue-police-3871471

Congratulations to Karen Han FeiZi for winning 40 days FREE stay at Singapore’s Women’s PRISON at Changi, after which she will be DEPORTED and probably PERMANENTLY BANNED from entering Singapore ever again. GOOD JOB HOSTESSING!

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Phalanx

Dear Caroline:

I have tried to discover what obscure reference is being quoted here, but to no avail. 'Phalanx' brings to mind several images, not all of them pleasant -the most immediate, the name of the Fascist party under whose boot we languished in Spain for about four decades-. On the plus side, I remember it as the name of an association of artists of which my beloved Wassily Kandinsky was a member, and for which he made a nice, bluish, Jugendstil-like poster, which you can see in the quotes section.

From the context you provide, it seems to be some conservative (online?) association promoting traditional 'masculine' values and a retreat from a corrupt world, which would probably count it as an quasi-entomological object of study and interest for your trad phase, some sort of weird insect thriving in the digital ecosystem.

Your juxtaposing of knitting with Han Feizi is so surreal and quaint it would probably sit well in a poem. Here I am also left in a maze of inscrutability, "And I, like one lost in a thorny wood, / That rents the thorns and is rent with the thorns, / Seeking a way and straying from the way, / Not knowing how to find the open air, / But toiling desperately to find it out". I have dabbled with some Legalist primary sources (商君書) and am aware of the contents of Master Han Fei's book, but can think of no element of femininity or tradition therein. As for knitting, my biggest interest would lie in Daina Taimiņa's Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes...

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Han Feizi, writer, philosopher and politician of the Legalist School during the Warring States period (403-221BC). Nobody in the West talks about the other schools in that period or the historic in its entirety, choosing to focus mainly on Taoism and Confucias. Only other work they tend to focus is Sun Tzu and his Art of War. But the Legalists are the ones who really left a mark on laws and politics in China. I don’t have the energy or time for translating Ancient Chinese, but here are some interesting quotes from Burton Watson’s translation. 

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Il vero saggio non copia servilmente tutto ciò che è antico, né fissa per modello una regola statica, ma valuta le necessità e le priorità del momento per applicare le adeguate disposizioni.

Han Feizi, Einaudi 2016.