商子 by Yang Shang
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"商子" by Yang Shang is an ancient Chinese text from the 3rd century BC, regarded as a foundational work of Chinese Legalism. Named for reformer Shang Yang, who served as minister to Duke Xiao of Qin, the text advocates maintaining social order through impartial laws that strictly reward and punish citizens' actions. It promotes agriculture, discourages secondary activities, and encourages martial virtues for conquest. The work's anti-Confucian philosophy explicitly rejects ancient traditions
in favor of pragmatic policies that strengthen the state and benefit the people. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Shang, Yang, -339 BCE |
|---|---|
| Title | 商子 |
| Alternate Title | Shangzi |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Lord_Shang |
| Credits | Produced by Yingta Pan |
| Language | Chinese |
| LoC Class | JC: Political science: Political theory |
| Subject | China -- Politics and government -- To 221 B.C. |
| Subject | Shang, Yang, -338 B.C. |
| Subject | Political science -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 7383 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | Mar 22, 2014 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 323 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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