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- Title
Political Theory and Linguistic Criteria in H an Feizi's Philosophy.
- Authors
Martinich, Aloysius
- Abstract
H an Feizi's 韓非子 thought, I argue, contains a political theory that justifies principled, law-governed government. A key element of his theory is a solution to the problem of rectifying names. He recognized that the same word can have varying criteria of application depending on the purpose of the practice that requires a criterion. Some criteria for a practice are good and some bad. A wise ruler knows which criteria are good and appropriate to ruling. His view is illuminated by considering the phenomenon of paradiastole and a contemporary view about the relationship between meaning and criteria of application.
- Subjects
HAN Fei, ca. 280-233; CHINESE philosophy; POLITICAL science; HOBBES, Thomas, 1588-1679; PRINCE, The (Book : Machiavelli)
- Publication
Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy, 2014, Vol 13, Issue 3, p379
- ISSN
1540-3009
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11712-014-9385-y