Han Fei Tzu: Basic Writings (Translations from the Asian Classics) - Softcover

Watson, Burton

 
9780231086097: Han Fei Tzu: Basic Writings (Translations from the Asian Classics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0231086091 ISBN 13: 9780231086097
Publisher: Columbia University Press, 1996

Synopsis

Representative of the Fachia, or Legalist, school of philosophy, the writings of Han Fei Tzu (280?-233 B.C.) confront the issues of preserving and strengthening the state. His lessons remain timely as scholars continue to examine the nature and use of power. Burton Watson provides a new preface and a helpful introduction.

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About the Author

Burton Watson is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. His translations include The Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, and The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, all published by Columbia.

From the Back Cover

Han Fie Tzu (280?-233 B.C.) was a prince of the ruling house of the small state of Han. A representative of the Fa-chia, or Legalist, school of philosophy, he produced the final and most readable exposition of its theories. Burton Watson is one of the world's most celebrated translators of Chinese and Japanese.

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Publisher
Columbia University Press
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0231086091
ISBN 13 
9780231086097
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
148