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According to the “Five Vermin,” which of the following statements are correct?i. Han Fei agrees with Confucians that rulers should use the ways of the ancient kings to govern the people of todayii. Han Fei believes that humaneness can be used to achieve order in the stateiii. Han Fei agrees that public and private are mutually opposediv. Scholars are one of the five vermin of the state

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According to the “Five Vermin,” which of the following statements are correct?i. Han Fei agrees with Confucians that rulers should use the ways of the ancient kings to govern the people of todayii. Han Fei believes that humaneness can be used to achieve order in the stateiii. Han Fei agrees that public and private are mutually opposediv. Scholars are one of the five vermin of the state

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The "Five Vermin" is a concept from Han Fei, a philosopher of the Legalist school in ancient China. Here are the answers to your statements:

i. Incorrect. Han Fei did not agree with Confucians that rulers should use the ways of the ancient kings to govern the people of today. He believed in a strict legal code and did not place value on traditional rituals.

ii. Incorrect. Han Fei did not believe that humaneness can be used to achieve order in the state. He believed in strict laws and punishments, not moral virtues, to maintain order.

iii. Correct. Han Fei did believe that public and private interests are mutually opposed. He thought that people act out of self-interest and that this can conflict with the interests of the state.

iv. Correct. Scholars are indeed one of the "Five Vermin" according to Han Fei. He believed that they wasted their time on useless debates and could potentially mislead the ruler.

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