Reviews for Proceedings of the Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy Philosophy of Science

The average rating for Proceedings of the Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy Philosophy of Science based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-08-25 00:00:00 Aaron Kendrick A work of military strategy by Sun Bin (or Sun Tzu II) which was discovered in a damaged condition in 1972. This is very much in the same vein as The Art of War by Sun Tzu, and revisits a lot of the general strategy outlined there. There is a lot added by Thomas Cleary, who not only carried out the translation but also offers commentary on practically every statement. Hard to rate a work like this, where a lot of it is presented as a pretty self explanatory or straight forward statements, which are readily applicable to a certain setup, but when it comes to applying "The lost art of war" across, say, a military campaign, there are way more statements than there are direct directions. Maybe it takes a more keen military strategist's mind than I have on offer. There is plenty of filler here, for example, in chapter 29, page 125: Concentrate when there is a reason to concentrate, spread out when there is reason to spread out; fill up when there is reason for fullness, empty out when there is reason for emptiness. Helpful? Not really. Still, there are plenty of statements which assist in awareness of strategy, so I guess the worth of this book is to be determined by the way the reader can take the strategy and apply it. Middling at 3 stars, as I don't think it improves on The Art of War by Sun Tzu.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-02-20 00:00:00 Jacek Szajner Ridiculously repetitive. I also don't see how any of this is relevant.