Han Feizi

Basic Writings

Burton Watson, Burton Watson

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Columbia University Press
14 May 2003

Philosophy; Oriental & Indian philosophy

Series: Translations from the Asian Classics

Trenchant, sophisticated, and cynical, Han Feizi has been read in every age and is still of interest today when people are more than ever concerned with the nature and use of power. Han Feizi (280?-233 B.C.), a prince of Han, was a representative of the Fa-chia, or Legalist, school of philosophy and produced the final and most readable exposition of its theories. His handbook for the ruler deals with the problems of strengthening and preserving the state, the way of the ruler, the use of power, and punishment and favor. Ironically, the ruler most influenced by Han Feizi, the king of Qin, eventually sent Han Feizi to prison, where he later committed suicide.

Translated by: Burton Watson, Burton Watson
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 205mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 184g
ISBN: 9780231129695
ISBN 10: 0231129696
Series: Translations from the Asian Classics
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 14 May 2003
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Outline of Early Chinese History Introduction The Way of the Ruler On Having Standards The Two Handles Wielding Power The Eight Villainies The Ten Faults The Difficulties of Persuasion Mr. He Precautions Within the Palace Facing South The Five Vermin Eminence in Learning Index

Burton Watson is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. He received the PEN translation prize in 1981. His translations include The Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, and The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, all published by Columbia. This book presents Watson's renowned translation of a Chinese philosophy classic in pinyin romanization for the first time.

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Han Feizi

Basic Writings

Burton Watson, Burton Watson

$42.95

Paperback

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