xíng​míng​zhī​xué

Legalist philosophy

Senses

刑名之学/ 刑名之學 xíng​míng​zhī​xué Legalist philosophy

philosophy of the Legalist School in the Warring States period, specifically the school of thought associated with 申不害 shēn​bù​hài focusing on the correspondence between a person's title and their actual performance

References

see 刑名之学/刑名之學 申不害/申不害
abbreviation 刑名/刑名 刑名之学/刑名之學