Form and Name in Accord
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Shen Buhai (385 BC – 337 BC), respectfully called Master Shen, was a native of Jingyi, Zheng State (present-day Xingyang, Henan) during the Warring States period of China. After Zheng was annexed by Han, he became the chancellor of Marquis Zhao of Han with his Legalist doctrines. He is a representative of the 'Shu' (technique) school of Legalism among the Hundred Schools of Thought. His work is 'Shenzi'.
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Shen Buhai (385 BC – 337 BC), respectfully called Master Shen, was a native of Jingyi, Zheng State (present-day Xingyang, Henan) during the Warring States period of China. After Zheng was annexed by Han, he became the chancellor of Marquis Zhao of Han with his Legalist doctrines. He is a representative of the 'Shu' (technique) school of Legalism among the Hundred Schools of Thought. His work is 'Shenzi'.
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'Form' refers to actual performance (results, words and deeds), while 'name' refers to title, responsibility, and commitment (position, rank, promise). 'In accord' means to cross-check and verify 'name' and 'form' against each other. When name and reality match, order prevails; when they do not, chaos ensues. This is the Legalist logic of 'holding to the name to demand reality'.
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