The Warring States Period in China evokes images of feudal warlords, the rise and fall of dynasties, dangerous politics governed by the mighty pen and devastation wrought by the sword. This era also ushered in some of the most well-known Chinese philosophical schools of thought which is still relevant in politics today.

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Before he met his untimely end, Han Fei was a legendary Chinese statesman and philosopher of the Han dynasty whose renowned writings influenced the new era of a unified China under the Qin dynasty. Through the use of machine learning pipelines, we take a dive into unravelling the mystery of the master behind the pen of one of the most important classical texts on the Legalist philosophy, alongside Han Fei’s most famous work – the Han Feizi.

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