Han Fei / 韩非

Han Fei / 韩非 appears in 72.君主论：读它是一场危险的冒险 as part of the Chinese comparison often made with [[NiccoloMachiavelli|Machiavelli]]. The episode says Chinese readers sometimes treat Machiavelli as a Western Han Fei, linking both to harsh times, competitive political orders, and challenges to inherited moral language.

The source also warns that the comparison has limits. Han Fei is used as a Legalist reference point, while Machiavelli is read as opening a broader political-science problem around regimes, possibility, fortune, people, and order.

Connections

• [[ShangYang|Shang Yang / 商鞅]] - paired Legalist figure in the comparison.
• [[NiccoloMachiavelli|Niccolo Machiavelli / 马基雅维利]] - Western political-theory figure being compared.
• [[ThePrince|《君主论》 / The Prince]] - text sometimes read through a Legalist or 权谋术 frame.
• Legalist-Machiavelli Comparison - concept that stores the source’s useful-but-limited comparison.