Right, for 5000 yrs. There was no law in China. Murder was no crime. It was just a random activity accepted by state and society. Kind of ironic for a country that was governed by Legalists.
; pinyin: Fǎjiā; Wade–Giles: Fa-chia; literally "School of law") was one of the main philosophic currents during the Warring States Period (and before), although the term itself was invented in the Han dynasty and thus does not refer to an organized 'school' of thought. Legalism was a utilitarian political philosophy that did not address higher questions like the nature and purpose of life.[1] The school's most famous proponent and contributor Han Fei Zi (n) believed that a ruler should use the following three tools to govern his subjects:ǎ; literally "law or principle"): The law code must be clearly written and made public. All people under the ruler were equal before the law. Laws should reward those who obey them and punish accordingly those who dare to break them. Thus it is guaranteed that actions taken are systematically predictable. In addition, the system of law ran the state, not the ruler, a statement of rule of law. If the law is successfully enforced, even a weak ruler will be strong.
In Chinese history, Legalism (Chinese:* Fa (Chinese: ; pinyin: f
Legalism is a Chinese philosophy that doesnt actually deal with philosophical issues like humanity, religion, or mythology. It deals with only one issue. And that is the law.
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