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Ep 210: Scott Boorman on Sun Tzu
School of WarJun 27, 2025
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Scott Boorman, Professor of Sociology at Yale University and author of Three Faces of Sun Tzu, joins the show to discuss the world and ideas of Sun Tzu.

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    •      01:48 Introduction

    •      02:10 “Know your enemy”

    •      05:18 The Protracted Game  

    •      09:59 Text and application

    •      16:05 Warring states      

    •      21:14 Chinese thinking

    •      24:58 Net assessment 

    •      29:05 Cunning

    •      32:02 Omissions 

    •      37:05 Memorization

        

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