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What idea did Han Fei borrow from Shen Dao?

  • Virtue

  • Humaneness

  • Trickery

  • Authority

Answer

Authority, as propounded by Shen Dao, became a core concept in Han Fei's philosophy. Han Fei believed that a strong, centralized authority was essential for maintaining order and stability in society. He argued that the ruler should be the sole source of power and that all other authorities should be subordinate to the ruler.
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