·
Prince of
the royal family of Han
·
Studied under
the philosopher Xun Kuang (Xunzi)
·
Had a serious
speech impediment - Led to first thinker to record his ideas
Han’s Philosophy
·
Criticized
the Confucianists
·
State needed
to rely on laws and regulations
·
Innate nature
of man was bad
·
Education
was functional
Han’s Philosophy Influences
·
Gradual and
constant decline of the state of Han
·
Ru and Mohists
philosophers, Knight-errant
·
disorder
of society
·
distracted
rulers
Who Han Influenced
·
The state
of Qin
·
King Zheng
saw his writings
·
Li Si, Chancellor
of Qin, identified the writings as Han Feizi’s
·
Yoa Jia accused
Han Feizi of not being loyal
·
Han Feizi
imprisoned by King Zheng
·
Han Feizi
commits suicide
What Han Left Behind
·
About 55
of his books survive - most notably:
·
The “Five
Vermin”
· The “Eminence in Learning”