The Art of War: The Denma Translation (Shambhala Library) Book

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by: Sun Tzu

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Average Rating: Rating: - Victory over War This new translation of The Art of War offers a deeper view of victory--the "taking of the whole." It's the ultimate win-win strategy. How would a group of Buddhists, devoted to the principles of non-aggression and non-ego, approach conflict and warfare? By seeking victory over war itself! If conflict is inevitable in this world, let us seek its resolution with the least possible suffering. This is a unique book for readers who seek to apply profound strategic thought to helping the world, rather than conquering others. Rating: - Batteries included I always enjoy a good philosophy book, and this version of the Ping-fa (Art of War) hit home for me. Although a bit different from the commonly accepted Samuel Griffith 1963 version in the sense the words are translated more literally from the original chinese, it's still not that hard to read. Not only that, but the essays do well to reinforce some of Sun Tzu's more important ideologies (i.e. Shih). This version was well done and still honest to the Chinese version, so that's a plus in my eye. I'd advise the reader, should you want to really grasp the book's key concepts, that you read the essays in Section 2 before the text itself, as it makes more sense in that order. Rating: - Extraordinary translation A new standard has been set. The Denma Translation Group's Sun Tzu rendering shows extraordinary accuracy; as stated in the book, they "argued over every word." We are quite impressed to see very little paraphrasing as well. And though this emphasis does sometimes break up the reading flow, the group did an admirable job minimizing its overall effects. In addition to the translation, this book has the finest essays analyzing the many Art of War concepts. Not stopping there, the authors then skillfully explained each and every passage of Sun Tzu. The group's work was recently published in January 2001, but it took them a decade to complete. Wow. Based on Wu Chiu-lung's authoritative Sun Tzu deciphered from bamboo strips (dated 140 - 118 B.C.) found in 1972. Needless to say, we at Sonshi.com highly recommend this book.

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