Distinction Between Name And Reality In Han Feizi And Its Political Meaning

Han Feizi's thinking on the relationship between name and reality is an important part of his thinking.With his thinking on the relationship between name and reality,Han Feizi started to think about and construct political issues,and was committed to solving the social problems of the time.Han Feizi's distinction of name and reality is mainly reflected in Han Feizi's discussion of"form and name"(??)and"penalty and name"(??)."Form and name"is Han Feizi's discussion of the concept of name and reality in a broad sense,mainly discussing the relationship between the name of the thing and the fact,And"penalty and name"focuses on the discussion of name and reality in the political field.The ultimate ideological end of the discussion of"name"in"Han Feizi"is to match the political activities with the real ones,so that the monarch can be accountable to the truth according to the name,and stabilize the political order.From Han Feizi's point of view,the relationship between name and fact is an important means for the monarch to govern the country.Firstly,Han Feizi established a metaphysical basis for the "form and name",which became the intermediary for communicating the principle(Tao,?)with the Law(Fa,?),politicaltrickery(shu,?)and power(shi,?);Secondly,Han Feizi proposed "following the name in order to redress the reality",that is,applying politicaltrickery to implement the relationship between name and reality in political practice;finally,Han Feizi proposed "to examine the name in order to locate it,and to clarify the division in order to argue the category",which further deepened the political theory of "rectification of the name" and emphasizes the operation of power.Han Feizi 's concept of name and reality has a clear political orientation,which has high practical value to the political practice at that time : First,it helps the monarch to centralize power;second,it clarifies the responsibility of the minister;third,the analysis of the relationship between name and reality can go towards the traditional concept of impartiality.