Fajia

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Fajia is the Chinese philosophical school of Legalism, which emphasizes strict laws, centralized authority, and pragmatic governance to maintain social order.

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instanceOf Chinese philosophical school
Legalism
school of political philosophy
alsoKnownAs Chinese Legalism
Legalist school
linked to: Legalism
associatedWith Han Fei
Li Si
Shang Yang
Shen Buhai
Shen Dao
contrastedWith Confucianism
Daoism
linked to: Taoism

Mohism
coreConcept fa (law)
shi (positional power)
shu (technique)
countryOfOrigin China
emphasizes harsh and predictable punishments
impersonal and publicly known laws
standardized rewards and punishments
state power over individual interests
historicalPeriod Warring States period
influenced Qin dynasty political system
influencedBy earlier administrative practices in Chinese states
language Classical Chinese
legacy long-term influence on Chinese legal and administrative institutions
mainTenet centralized authority
emphasis on strict laws
pragmatic governance
use of law to maintain social order
method standardization of laws and measures
use of punishments to deter disobedience
use of rewards to encourage compliance
opposes hereditary privilege without merit
rule by moral charisma alone
philosophicalFocus administration and bureaucracy
control of ministers by the ruler
statecraft
politicalGoal centralization of power in the ruler
maintaining social order
strengthening the state
region Ancient China
textualTradition Book of Lord Shang
Guanzi (Legalist sections)
Han Feizi
linked to: Han Fei
viewOnHumanNature pessimistic view of human self-interest
viewOnRuler ruler should be authoritative but personally withdrawn
viewOnSociety people should be guided by law rather than moral persuasion

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