# HPC 53. A Worm Riding Clouds: Standards, Strategy and Power in the Han Feizi

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Podcast: [History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China](https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-philosophy-india-africana-china-716638)
Published: 2026-05-10T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

The Han Feizi and its “three pillars” of Legalist philosophy: fa (standards), shu (strategy), and shi (positional power).

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