Book Review: Art of War

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Book Review : Art of War

Introduction The Art of War , by Sun Tzu is book on philosophy of war yet it appeals me in the sense there should a proper way of doing many things especially in war . Since war connotes contending or warring parties , I could only sense the book to be very useful in the world of business if one would like to see the same world with many warring parties and where body has an objective

of profits which is the equivalent of victory in war The book is authored by Sun Tzu who was a Chinese general who lived in China in the 6th century BC , and therefore a contemporary Confucius , the philosopher . Sun Tzu was a member of the shi , who were landless Chinese aristocrat and descendants of nobility who lost their dukedoms at a certain point in Chinese history . As a thinker like Confucius , Sun Tzu must indeed be a unique contributor to this business field as business management theories are basically based on certain philosophies

The main idea of the book is that there is an art of war that may be applied in many human endeavors including business management . Two major themes (subject matters ) of the book that are discussed here include SunTzu 's emphasis for the need to know one 's enemy in war , while the other is manner of dealing with the role of spies in conflict . Each is discussed below including examples used by the author in illustrating his points . This will be followed by relating and connecting said themes and given examples by the author with this researcher 's own experiences and examples The first theme

The first theme is Sun Tzu 's emphasis for the need to know one 's enemy in war . It may be observed that The Art of War as taught today must really have a very significant meaning as the face of war has changed dramatically over the last 2500 years and to say that many of the military doctrines expounded in the book are still extremely relevant must be an interesting thing in deed . With the author 's Sun Tzu emphasis for the need to know one 's enemy , there is the felt current importance that modern armies attach to intelligence gathering . The resulting surprise and mobility would be the foundation of today 's professional armies . The author was arguing that political intervention in wars was to be avoided and he particularly referred to some of the mistakes that Hitler made during the war to understand . In relation for the need to know the enemy , the author takes from Sun Tzu ' emphasis on the important role that organization plays in any army

My own experiences and examples about the content of the theme of knowing the enemy reminds me of its application in business organization . As to how I think they may connect to my situation may be appreciated by the fact...