10 - Not Your Grandma's Sun Tzu

Professor Peter Lorge from Vanderbilt University joins us on this episode to discuss the enigmatic figure we know about in the West as Sun Tzu.

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Link To Episode Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PipFombDXzjz8D30PObhcIihHS4-mY0-/view?usp=drive_link

Link To The Book Sun Tzu in the West: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/sun-tzu-in-the-west/00B0FCEFF36A3D6662C022521C8E165C If you are interested in reading Sun Tzu's The Art of War, there are three translations that our guests recommend. The trick is you can't just read one version to get a holistic understanding of the Sunzi, you'll have to consider reading all three (or learn classical Chinese and read the original):

1) Victor Mair Translation: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-art-of-war/9780231133838

2) Roger T. Ames Translation: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/3172/sun-tzu-the-art-of-warfare-by-roger-t-ames/

3) Ralph Sawyer Translation: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tzu-sun/the-art-of-war/9780813319513/?lens=basic-books