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The
Prince &
The Art of WarThe
Classic Works of
Niccolò Machiavelli and Sun Tzu
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| Niccolò
di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
(May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527) was an Italian diplomat and
political philosopher. Machiavelli was a figure of the Italian
Renaissance. He is most famous — or notorious — for one of
his shorter works, The
Prince, which was printed only after his death, in the
early 1530s. In his own lifetime, he circulated The
Prince among friends. But generations from the sixteenth
century onwards were most attracted and repelled by the
cynical approach to power on display in The Prince. Whatever Machiavelli's own intentions, his name became
synonymous with ruthless politics, deceit and the pursuit of
power by any means. |
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| Historians
debate whether or not Sun Tzu was a real historical figure.
According to traditional sources, Sun Tzu is born in Qi during
the Spring and Autumn Period of China (722–481 BC) and
becomes a heroic general of
the King of Wu that lived c. 544—496 BC.
His victories inspired him to write The
Art of War.
Historians commonly place the writing of The
Art of War in the
Warring States Period (403–221 BC), based on its description
of warfare. It was a time of constant war between seven
nations (Zhao, Qi, Qin, Chu, Han, Wei and Yan) seeking to
control all of
China
. Sun Tzu, both as
an author of The Art
of War and a legendary figure, had an immense impact on
Chinese and Asian history and culture. During the 19th and
20th centuries, The Art of War gained
popularity and saw practical use in Western society. |
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The
Prince &
The Art of War
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