Han Feizi also advocated "the name of punishment". Han Fei closely combined Ming Debate with the rule of law, making Ming Debate a tool for him to establish and demonstrate the rule of law theory combining law, technique and potential. We call Han Fei's thought of name debate the theory of charges. Han Fei's accusation theory mainly includes his accusation thought and contradiction theory.
Form and name are the basic concepts of China's debate. Names generally refer to names, and can also refer to words or concepts; Form generally refers to facts. In ancient times, formal punishment was universal, that is, real corresponding to name.
It is worth mentioning that the "name" in Han Fei's criminal name thought sometimes refers to the name of natural things, and more refers to the name in social and political fields and the name in legal provisions. On this basis, Han Fei used "punishment" instead of reality, sometimes referring to natural things, and more referring to actual official positions and legal events in the social and political fields.
Extended data
First of all, on the general relationship between name and substance, he advocated that substance is primary and name is secondary, and the correctness or reliability of name depends on the certainty or mobility of things.
Secondly, Han Fei thinks that making a correct name is the first thing to do in governing the country. Thirdly, Han Fei put forward the principle of reference. Han Fei clearly pointed out that judging a person's speech depends on whether the name is consistent with the facts; It is necessary to judge whether a person's speech is correct through comparative verification.
Finally, Han Fei made a profound analysis of the phenomenon of "false name", such as false name, unqualified name and improper name, and put forward ways and means to avoid or correct this phenomenon.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Criminal Name