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Han Feizi, The Art of Statecraft in Early China (Vol.2)
A Bilingual Edition
Editor / Translator:
Volume 2 of a 2-volume set: This annotated translation of Han Feizi introduces one of Chinaâs most controversial political texts. Generations of Chinese literati have deplored Han Feiziâs cynical assault on moralising discourse, blatant authoritarianism, and gleeful derision of fellow intellectuals. Yet many were attracted to the textâs practical advice, especially its advocacy of reliance on impartial standards rather than on the personal qualities of the leaders (who may be dupes, selfish, or both). And many more admired the textâs incisiveness, wit, humour, and realistic approach to politics.
The new translation makes the textâs political philosophy and its literary gems accessible to the interested readers.
For Volume 1 see: brill.com/edcollbook/title/70002.
The new translation makes the textâs political philosophy and its literary gems accessible to the interested readers.
For Volume 1 see: brill.com/edcollbook/title/70002.
Christoph Harbsmeier, dr. phil., emeritus professor of Chinese at the University of Oslo, is the author of vol. 7.1 of Science and Civilisation in China, Language and Logic (1998). His Aspects of Classical Chinese Syntax (1981) were published in Chinese by Peking University Press in 2023.
Jens Ãstergaard Petersen, retired, MA from University of Copenhagen (1983), is an independent scholar studying early Chinese textual history. Publications include âWhispering in Early China: On Ouyu and Its Synonyms.â Monumenta Serica 70:2 (2022).
Yuri Pines, Ph.D. (1998), is Professor of Asian Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has published extensively on early Chinese history, political thought, and historiography. His monographs include The Book of Lord Shang: Apologetics of State Power in Early China (Columbia, 2017).
Jens Ãstergaard Petersen, retired, MA from University of Copenhagen (1983), is an independent scholar studying early Chinese textual history. Publications include âWhispering in Early China: On Ouyu and Its Synonyms.â Monumenta Serica 70:2 (2022).
Yuri Pines, Ph.D. (1998), is Professor of Asian Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has published extensively on early Chinese history, political thought, and historiography. His monographs include The Book of Lord Shang: Apologetics of State Power in Early China (Columbia, 2017).
Students and scholars of Chinese history, philosophy, political thought, and literature; scholars of early political thought worldwide.