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The complete works of Han Fei tzu

... a classic of Chinese political science.
  
  
  
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Preface by the Translator  ix 
Methodological Introduction by the Translator  xiii 
The Biography of Han Fei TzŬ by SsŬ-ma Ch`ien  xxvii 
Preface to "The Complete Works of Han Fei
TzŬ with Collected Commentaries" by Wang
Hsien-ch`ien
 
xxxi 
Foreword to "The Complete Works of Han Fei
TzŬ with Collected Commentaries" by Wang
Hsien-shen
 
xxxv 
BOOK ONE 
CHAP. 
I. The First Interview with the King
of Ch`in:
A Memorial 
II. On the Preservation of Han: Issue
between Han Fei and Li SsŬ
 
13 
III. On the Difficulty in Speaking: A
Memorial 
23 
IV. On Favourite Vassals: A Memorial  28 
V. The Tao of the Sovereign  30 
BOOK TWO 
VI. Having Regulations.  36 
VII. The Two Handles  46 
VIII. Wielding the Sceptre  51 
IX. Eight Villainies  62 
BOOK THREE 
X. Ten Faults  69 
BOOK FOUR 
XI. Solitary Indignation  97 
XII. Difficulties in the Way of Persuasion  106 
XIII. The Difficulty of Pien Ho  113 
XIV. Ministers Apt to Betray, Molest,
and Murder the Ruler
 
116 
BOOK FIVE 
XV. Portents of Ruin  134 
XVI. Three Precautions  142 
XVII. Guarding against the Interior  145 
XVIII. Facing the South  150 
XIX. On Pretensions and Heresies: A
Memorial 
156 
BOOK SIX 
XX. Commentaries on Lao TzŬ's Teachings  169 
BOOK SEVEN 
XXI. Illustrations of Lao TzŬ's Teachings  207 
XXII. Collected Persuasions, the Upper
Series
 
228 
BOOK EIGHT 
XXIII. Collected Persuasions, the Lower
Series
 
244 
XXIV. Observing Deeds  258 
XXV. Safety and Danger  260 
XXVI. The Way to Maintain the State  265 
XXVII. How to Use Men: Problems of
Personnel Administration
 
269 
XXVIII. Achievement and Reputation  275 
XXIX. The Principal Features of Legalism  278 
BOOK NINE 
XXX. Inner Congeries of Sayings, the
Upper Series: Seven Tacts
 
281