Deciphering Sun Tzu : How to Read The Art of War by Derek M. C. Yuen -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half-title Title Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgements Chronology Introduction: Sun Tzu in the West

What Translations of The Art of War Can’t Do Aim and Scope Organization of the Book A Note on the Translation, Pronunciation, and Definition

1. The System of Chinese Strategic Thought

Chinese Strategic Thought: Assumptions The Chinese Use of Paradox/Contradiction The Horizontal Dimension of Chinese Strategic Thought 1. The School of Strategy (quan mou) 2. The School of Operations and Tactics (hsing and shih) 3. The School of Yin and Yang 4. The School of Technology Sun Tzu and the Four Schools The Four Schools and Modern Strategy The Four Schools and a General Theory of Strategy The Vertical Dimension of Chinese Strategic Thought Heaven and Earth: A Necessary Step toward the Tao The Tao: The Whole System as One Conclusion

2. The Genesis of The Art of War

The State of Qi (Ch’i) and Sun Tzu Tai Gong (T’ai Kung) The Culture of Qi Guan Zhong and Qi’s Rise to Hegemony Sun Tzu and his Zeitgeist The Rise of Deception as the Key Principle of Warfare Toward a New Form of Warfare Bifurcation of Officials and Generals in the State Lao Tzu Conclusion

3. From Sun Tzu and Lao Tzu: The Completion of Chinese Strategic Thought

‘Tao Te Ching’ as a Strategic Text From Sun Tzu to Lao Tzu: The Origin From Sun Tzu to Lao Tzu: The Transformation The Taoist Methodology The Water Metaphors and the Condition–Consequence Approach From the Water Metaphor to the Theory of Tao The Taoist Worldview The Taoist Statecraft and Grand Strategy Conclusion

4. Deciphering Sun Tzu

Clausewitz and Sun Tzu: Their Views on the Complexities of War Trinitarian Analysis: Sun Tzu’s Version Certain to Win “Know thy Self, Know thy Enemy” “Master of the Enemy’s Fate” Controlling the Negative Feedback Controlling the Positive Feedback A Theory of Control

5. The Successors of Sun Tzu in the West

Basil H. Liddell Hart: Rediscovering Sun Tzu “The Indirect Approach” The Condition–Consequence Approach Grand Strategy John Boyd: The American Sun Tzu Theme Strategy Conclusion

6. On Chinese Strategic Culture

Conclusion

Notes Bibliography Index