Shang Yang, also known as Wei Yang and originally surnamed Gongsun, was a chancellor and reformer of the State of Qin. Ultimately becoming arguably the "most famous and influential statesman" from the
Legalism refers to an intellectual, political, and philosophical orientation beginning in the Warring States period of China. While heterogeneous, the Legalists generally shared a view of most people
Shang Yang
…Keay mentions that Tang figure Du You was drawn to Shang Yang. He is credited by Han Fei, often considered to be the greatest representative of Chinese Legalism (法家), with the creation of two theories; "fixing the standards" (定法…
The seven major states of the Warring States period, c. 260 BCE. The Jixia Academy, where many proto-Daoist and Legalist thinkers were active, was located in the state of Qi.
Book of Han or Hanshu, carved in the Ming dynasty, in the Tian Yi Chamber Library collection
A late 19th-century edition of the Hanfeizi by Hongwen Book Company