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Han Fei and Legalist Thought
The Legalist school was one of many philosophical schools that flourished during the Warring States period (475–221 BCE) when states were seeking new systems and ideas for effective governance. During this period, rival states contended for supremacy and the society could no longer be governed by the ancient ways.