Chapter 14 韩非子与法家

Social Background of the Legalist
法家的社会背景
1⃣"The li do not go down to the comom people; the hsing do not go up to the ministers."
“礼不上庶人;刑不上大夫。”《礼记》
二元化，从人的影响力
2⃣ Why people's conduct was governed by li? How to form the thought of the Legalist school?
the structure of Chinese feudalistic society was comparatively simple 封建社会结构简单
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relationships were maintained on a basis of personal influence and personal contact
（either by blood or by marriage） 血亲、姻亲
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as time wore on, the disintegration 解体
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社会分工 the old fixity of social classes→
生物进化，丛林法则 aggression and conquest
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these states needed a strong government
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realistic methods instead of idealism
（战国前，focusbon 伦理学; 战国后，focus on 政治学 — a high concentration of power）
→the Legalist school