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
Methods of Ethics — utilitarianism, egoism, intuitionism scrupulously compared.
- Karatani KojinFORGE
Modes of exchange — capital and the gift as paired political histories.
- Chen DuxiuFORGE
Founder of Chinese Communism — 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 ▶