Legalist philosopher
C23349
concept
A Legalist philosopher is a thinker who advocates for a strong, centralized state governed by strict laws, clear rewards and punishments, and pragmatic control of society over moral or ritual considerations.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legalist philosopher canonical | 4 |
| Legalism | 2 |
| Legalist thinker | 2 |
| legalist philosopher | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Legalist philosopher
Generated description
A Legalist philosopher is a thinker who advocates for a strong, centralized state governed by strict laws, clear rewards and punishments, and pragmatic control of society over moral or ritual considerations.
Instances (9)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Li Si | legalist philosopher |
| Lord Shang | — |
| Fajia | Legalism |
| Fa school | Legalism |
| Shang Yang | — |
| Han Fei | — |
| Shen Buhai | Legalist thinker |
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Gongsun
surface form:
Shang Yang
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— |
| Li Kui | Legalist thinker |