Research Of Han Fei's Tao Thoughts

As a comprehensive expression of Legalists of the pre-Qin days,Han fei, for theoretical principle of Tao thoughts, proposed the rule of law's theory with the combining of law, puissance and rein, which has inherited and developed the thought of Lao-Tzu's Tao thoughts, took the Tao, De,Li and so on basic philosophy category as its theory element, integrated the human nature of chasing profits and advoid disadvantages and the historical evolution view,faced the collapsesed political reality. This paper from the perspective of political philosophy, starting of Han Fei's Taoism, expounded the relationship of Tao,Li,law and De etc, analyzed the significance and launches of Han fei's Tao thoughts, then seeked the positive influence of law's theory and internal defects,in order to provide the view and way of serveied the Han fei's philosophy and the political thoughts.The paper constitutes by six chapters:The first chapter mainly introduced Han Fei and "Han Feizi" related research condition. From the life experience, studies the experience as well as causes Qin's diplomatic activities to introduce the Han Fei biography; From the name vicissitude, the table of contents truth recognized that the table of contents volume number and the edition and so on understood "Han Feizi", and did on its thought's ancient and modern research present situation has combed.The second chapter from pre-Qin Taoism, the Confucianist, the Hang-lao development big background embarks, elaborates Tao of the Han Fei historical evolution.To pay attention to the way of heaven ,the pre-Qin Taoism says the humanity rarely,the way of heaven objective universality despises person's independent; Despised the way of heaven ,the Confucianist, takes seriously to explain road's human relations implication; Huang-lao deduces the humanity from the way of heaven and explain laws with Tao thoughts.This has laid the rationale for Han Fei's government by law thoughts.The third chapter elective analysis significance of the philosophy categories in Han Fei thoughts.including Tao,De, Li, nature and sentiment.Han Fei inherited and develops Lao-Tzu's Tao thoughts and transform the order of nature to inexorable law.De is refers to person's spirit, the spirit settles in oneself is De.Li is takes the myriad things with Tao and things, the reason that is something becomes something's orderliness and the rule.The relation of De and Tao is one kind of energetic relation, is in the spirit holds fast to moral principles, in the motion follows Tao. the relation of De and Li is one kind of energetic relation similarly. Nature of good advantage wicked evil the human, looks like in Han Fei, but is one basic, the natural fact. Sentiment of the human should actually repeled and opposed of the rule of law, The relation of De and Li is the thing special rule and the universal law relations,this materialism's viewpoint should a contribution for Chinese philosophy history.The fourth chapter to different the relations of monarch and Tao. In view of the fact that needing of the clanlaw rank society, starts from Lao-Tzu, pre-Qin thinkers often unconscious prove monarch by the Tao simplely and Han Fei is not also exceptional. He abundant proved the truth of monarch is different with the minister and it lies in Tao is different with the myriad things.The paper then has analyzed the minister and common people for fitting the requirement of Han Fei's setting monarch.The fifth chapter key expounds the evolution process of Tao and law, the relations Tao and law passed through the process from Tao brings about law to law following Tao. Tao brings about law has possessed the sociality of Tao thoughts.On the other hand the law has also provided the rational basis. Han Fei believed that the law must stand by Tao, only then like this, the law can obtain each kind of perfect attribute from the Tao. Law following Tao means that monarch is builds law and the people complies with the law, as to chieving govern by non-interference.The sixth chapter analyzed and discussed the Han Fei's theory of government by law.The theory takes the Tao as the basis of its entire philosophy of politics,taking the human nature good advantage as its starting point, advocating that the monarch should hold the law, use the rein and reply puissance.Does not have article of the letters, abandons ritual of the principles governing relationships between people, as teaches take the law, take the government official as the teacher; Goes to the punishment by the punishment, the severe punishment heavy fine; puissance centralization, arbitrary. Its government by law discusses is a political order rational design, only it lacks the justice and humanity enlightenment and the authority legalization explanation is subjected to the accusation.The rest discussed the briefly way of Tao in the Chinese history and the primary coverage has made the induction summary to the paper.