Have you read or heard of the Art of War ?

Have you read or heard of the Art of War ?
May 21, 2007 02:58
LEOPOLD219 Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: offline	The Art of War was written by Sun Wu. It is said that he was born into minor nobility in Shandong. He recieved a good education and like Machiavelli, he wrote a military treatise in order to get noticed and hired by royalty. Unlike Machiavelli, it worked. He expanded his work, the Art of War from 13 chapters to 82 chapters and trained the army. He was always victorious. Today, it is not only regarded as a book of tactics of wars but also applied into other sections, for example, doing business. Let's appreciate some lines from the book. Chinese:孙子曰：兵者，国之大事，死生之地，存亡之道，不可不察也。故经之以五事，校之以计，而索其情：一曰道，二曰天，三曰地，四曰将，五曰法。 Translation: The art of war, then, is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field. These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth;(4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline. Have you read this book or just heard of it ?

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The Art of War was written by Sun Wu. It is said that he was born into minor nobility in Shandong. He recieved a good education and like Machiavelli, he wrote a military treatise in order to get noticed and hired by royalty. Unlike Machiavelli, it worked.
He expanded his work, the Art of War from 13 chapters to 82 chapters and trained the army. He was always victorious. Today, it is not only regarded as a book of tactics of wars but also applied into other sections, for example, doing business.

Let's appreciate some lines from the book.
Chinese:孙子曰：兵者，国之大事，死生之地，存亡之道，不可不察也。
故经之以五事，校之以计，而索其情：一曰道，二曰天，三曰地，四曰将，五曰法。
Translation: The art of war, then, is governed by five constant
factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field. These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth;(4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline.
Have you read this book or just heard of it ?

May 21, 2007 03:18	#1
CALIFORNIA Points: Join Date: Jul 22, 2005 Status: Offline	So difficult to understand!

May 21, 2007 03:37	#2
LOSTLOST Points: Join Date: Apr 16, 2007 Status: Offline	What treatise did Machiavelli write?

May 21, 2007 21:13	#3
KEVIN0518 Points: Join Date: Mar 13, 2007 Status: Offline	The Prince, written by him. In that book, he emphasizes the importance of the power and the army. In his opinion, the prince's main task is to think of the war, military system and training. Military training is more important in the years of peace than in the years of wars. To found a country, it must have a strong army..... I have not read this book and just heard of it.

May 23, 2007 04:08	#4
FAERIEQUEENE Points: Join Date: Aug 8, 2006 Status: Offline	very sophisticated.... i heard that some chinese used those strategies in today's office politics together with the elements and fengshui

May 23, 2007 20:20	#5
MAY001 Points: Join Date: Sep 28, 2005 Status: Offline	Many people are still learning Art of War, especailly in Japan, Korean and US.

May 24, 2007 20:23	#6
KEVIN0518 Points: Join Date: Mar 13, 2007 Status: Offline	It is classic. Some people apply it into doing business and succeed so that it is worth reading.

Jun 1, 2007 10:34	#7
DAVEC Points: Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Status: Offline	I have read the book as one of my hobbies is wargaming. It is very interesting and he clearly new the art of warfare very well.

Jun 2, 2007 23:08	#8
OLDSCHOOL Points: Join Date: Oct 7, 2006 Status: Offline	I have this book, but I have not yet read it. It is a famous book, with many meanings.

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