Han Feizi thought model
China · c. 280–233 BCE
A Legalist thinker who prized law, technique, and positional power, and looked coldly at human self-interest.
Perspective
An organization that leans on goodwill breaks down; you should instead design the rules, the authority, and the incentives.
Value model
Individual agency32
Rational inquiry82
Risk awareness85
Social conformity90
Self-overcoming15
Practicality85
Language skepticism45
Decision principles
- Are you depending on goodwill?
- Make interests and authority explicit.
- Design the penalties and the rewards.