Han Feizi
~280–233 BCE
“Strict laws and harsh punishments. Trust no one. Power, position, technique — the ruler's tools.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- POPractical Orientation10 / 10
- WPWill to Power9 / 10
- TRTrust in Reason8 / 10
- TETrust in Experience8 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- HobbesFORGE
Life in the state of nature: nasty, brutish, short. The Leviathan is needed. Power is everything.
- MachiavelliPILGRIM
Politics requires virtù — practical wisdom. Better to be feared than loved. Read history honestly.
- Rosa LuxemburgFORGE
Spontaneity of the masses; socialism or barbarism.
- Henry SidgwickFORGE
His Methods of Ethics compares utilitarianism, egoism, and intuitionism with great scruple.
- Karatani KojinFORGE
Modes of exchange pairs capital and the gift as political histories.
- Chen DuxiuFORGE
Founder of Chinese Communism, he made New Youth's call to science and democracy.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Han Feizi's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Han Feizi or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREHan Feizi vs HobbesOn Mull's map Hobbes sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶