Sun Tzu

(person) by Ging the Merciless (6.9 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 9:44:53

Sun Tzu was an ancient oriental tactician and stragegist.

His teachings were transcribed by his followers, and so all records of this teachings are of the form:

"Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State."

His most famous teachings make up The Art of War.

(person) by 3.1415 (7.8 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Sat Apr 01 2000 at 6:30:06

Sun Tzu is also considered to be the Chinese in the Chinese Remainder Theorem, although this may be apocryphal.

A number of computer games (including Civilization) have AIs based partly on Sun Tzu's teachings in The Art of War. The CCG Legend of the Five Rings also has cards inspired by Sun Tzu's analysis of terrain and accounts of war.

(person) by Tsuraan (7.5 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Fri Sep 15 2000 at 4:41:38

There is also some speculation as to whether or not Sun Tzu existed at all. Apparently the age in which he was living left extensive records of almost all people, especially those as high-ranking as Sun Tzu must have been. There are no actual government records stating his position or birthplace. Also, the battles that he analyzes take place during many different times, and some scholars claim that it is unlikely that one person living in the time of Sun Tzu would have been able to know of all these disparate events. Most people, however, believe in his existance due to the fact that the Art of War exists, and is clearly ancient and written by some great general, regardless of his name.

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The Art of War	art	Chinese remainder theorem	Xunzi
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer	The Nine Situations	There is no strategy in StarCraft	Lao Tzu
Sun Tzu in residential Canton Township	Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri strategy	Principles of War	Civilization
Legend of the Five Rings	Cliffs Notes	apocryphal	The Rusty Knife
Sun Tzu, in Dr. Seuss's style	Bushido Shoshinshu	popularity of isomorphism theorems	Star Control
Leverage	Alekhine's defense	Battle of Zama	The Matrix

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