%0 Journal Article
%T A Brief Introduction of Shen Zi¡¯s Idea of Law
%J -
%D 2016
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/8508 http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/%25x
%X Shen Zi is an important representative of legalism in the Pre-Qin period. He was the first to incorporate Taoism into legalism, and established his own theoretical system of law with unique characteristics. Shen Zi emphasizes power, and believes that ¡°power¡± is the political basis for a monarch to find a state and enforce the law. Shen Zi also advocates that ¡°the law¡± is fundamental for ruling a state, and proposesthe idea of government by law, i.e., ¡°upholding the law guarantees the governing of a state.¡± He also proposes the judicial principle of ¡°everything should be resolved by law,¡± explains that ¡°the law is established due to human relationships,¡± and the function of the law is ¡°abandoning selfishness for justice.¡± Moreover, a monarch should ¡°use Taoism to change the law¡± so as to maintain its adaptability. Shen Zi¡¯s idea of law is ingenious; it establishes a system of its own. It summarizes the theories of legalism, and has great significance and far-reaching influences.
%K Shen Zi
%K Tao
%K Power of the law
%K Justice vs. selfishness
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