Ep. 255: Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" (Part One)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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The Good Commandant Does Not Obey the Ruler
The 'excellent commander' is able to adapt strategies and tactics to aline to the contingencies in order to achieve the desired outcome. It's an extended argument against dogmatism in some respects, he says. And what it means is that the good commander can't be tied to a specific set of directives or strategy. Has to be very aware of the physical terrain,. status ofthe and, more importantly, the status of the enemy.
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