# Han Fei — Tao Te Ching character guide

> Han Fei in Tao Te Ching by Laozi.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0005-tao-te-ching

## Who they are

Legalist philosopher who wrote about Taoist concepts in his works.

## Relationships

### [Laozi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tao_te_ching_se/characters/laozi)

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Han Fei, a Legalist philosopher, interprets Laozi's ideas to support authoritarian statecraft, adapting them for political theory.

### [Laozi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tao_te_ching_se/characters/laozi)

_professional_

Han Fei, a Legalist philosopher, interprets Laozi's ideas to support authoritarian statecraft, adapting them for political theory.

## In the story

### [The Texts of the Tao Te Ching and Chuang-Tzŭ Shu, as Regards Their Authenticity and Genuineness, and the Arrangement of Them](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tao_te_ching_se/chapters/the-texts-of-the-tao-te-ching-and-chuang-tz-shu-as-regards-their-authenticity-and-genuineness-and-the-arrangement-of-them)

Voluminous author who died in 230 BC; his works contain numerous quotations from the Tao Te Ching.

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