Han Fei
In contrast to Shang Yang, though seeking at the motivation of his subjects, Han Fei is much more skeptical of self-interest. His other predecessor, Shen Buhai and with it his branch, sometimes even opposed punishments. Han Fei combined the branches. This combination is commonly known as the Fajia. Because, historically, the branches did not endorse each other's views, Creel often called the Shen Buhai group "administrators", "methodists" or "technocrats". The "Cambridge History of China" nominally accepts this division, but Shen Buhai is still not widely precluded from the use of the term "Legalist", Han Fei calling both the "instruments of Kings and Emperors" and Li Si praising them equally, finding no contradiction between them.