
Ep. 255: Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" (Part One)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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I'll Wap You With My Left Arm, and if You Tickle My Right Arm, I'll Wrap You With Both Arms.
I don't think judging the commander, as represented in this text, against aristotelian virtues is going to yield us much. It's a forced comparison, but only because you have to assume the frame of this hierarchy and this set of responsibilities that aren't there for aristotle. But what combes proffers is that this is kind of the anti forms. This daois philosophy was interesting to me. I am like the sudden striker snake. And if you tickle my right arm, i'll wap you with my left arm, and if you tickled my left arm,. i'll wrap you with my right arm. That's just one of the analogies he
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