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A classic. Main thoughts to take away is that war should be a means to a political end and it's best to win without having to fight. Should be read together with [b:The Book of Five Rings|899892|The Book of Five Rings|Musashi Miyamoto|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347602650s/899892.jpg|1318780]. (  ) quantum.alex | May 31, 2021 |  Contrary to western bias, Socrates was not the progenitor of the maxim "know thyself"; in fact, this was a truncation of Sun Tzu's maxim which boils down to "know thyself and know thy enemy": "...if you know yourself and know your enemy, you will gain victory a hundred times out of a hundred"; "...if you know the enemy and know yourself, you are sure of victory" (21, 69). This is not to discredit Socrates (or rather Plato's Socrates), however—to be sure, Sun Tzu's and Socrates's audiences and purposes were quite different. What we get with The Art of War is an almost entirely pragmatic manual for generals to successfully conduct war. See full review here: http://www.chrisviabookreviews.com/2017/09/08/the-art-of-war-5th-century-bce/ (  ) chrisvia | Apr 29, 2021 | lgpb  5083mitzi | Apr 4, 2021 | Listened to this on Audible, and it was a curious read (listen?). It seemed a bit outdated at times, but considering its age that was to be expected. Definitely worth a read (or listen) once. (  ) TCLinrow | Mar 17, 2021 | Listened to this on Audible, and it was a curious read (listen?). It seemed a bit outdated at times, but considering its age that was to be expected. Definitely worth a read (or listen) once. ( ) TCLinrow | Mar 17, 2021 |
Sun Tzuova knjiga Umeće ratovanja, je jedno od najznačajnijih klasičnih kineskih dela. Ova knjiga ne sadrži ni jednu zastarelu maksimu ili nejasno uputstvo. Najbolje je pobediti bez borbe, rekao je Sun Tzu. Za njega je rat bio sastavni deo života. Pažljivo pročitajte ovu knjigu, i sve savremene knjige koje govore o upravljanju državom više vam se neće činiti dostojne pažnje.  Ralph Sawyer has produced a lively translation, with a historical essay and explanatory notes, of Sun-tzu’s classic work. [...] Sun-tzu has nothing to teach us about the technological aspects of war or the logistics required to feed a modern army, and his work obviously cannot speak to certain complex political relations between modern nations. But Sun-tzu’s book has much value, for it says a lot about how a commander should approach his enemy, how he should decide to attack or to retreat, how to outsmart an enemy, and what it takes to be victorious. He presents his ideas in a logical, principled way that is consistent with his deeper philosophy of nature. Belongs to Publisher SeriesCentopaginemillelire (129) — 27 more insel taschenbuch (4061) Penguin Great Ideas (22) Tascabili Einaudi (Classici) UNESCO Collection of Representative Works (Chinese Series) Is contained inHas as a commentary on the text
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