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Originally Posted by Kevsh
p.s. I read the Art of War way back and contrary to popular opinion, it was never designed to apply to all facets of your life. I love when you see CEOs etc proudly displaying this book in their office. A good sign the type of person you're dealing with ...
AOW is NOT about how to run a business, your life, marriage or anything else. It was written by a warlord on battle strategies a loooong time ago. And when people try to apply the theories to a corporate board room, it's a stretch to say the least.
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Completely agree with you. A more modern general treatment and philosophy of war is "On War" by Clausewitz. Still a few hundred years old. An excellent read for those interested in such things. I imagine someone could also interpret Clausewitz' book in the same symbolic way that they do when they read Sun Tzu.