Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 166 Wei, Liao, active 4th century B.C. 尉繚 Wei-liao-tzu Weiliaozi 尉繚子 Wei Liao Zi (Military Science of Wei Liao Zi) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei_Liaozi Produced by Wan Ting Gong "尉繚子" by active 4th century B.C. Liao Wei is a military treatise written during the early period of Chinese philosophical thought. This book is a significant work in the realm of military strategy and philosophy, primarily focusing on the principles and ethics of warfare. It likely explores themes of governance, military organization, and the relationship between leaders and their troops from the perspective of ancient Chinese military wisdom. The text is structured as a dialogue, featuring various principles and strategies related to warfare and statecraft. It emphasizes the importance of moral virtue, intelligence, and planning over sheer brute strength in military conflicts. The book discusses the dynamics of various battle formations and strategies, addressing how leaders should manage their troops, the significance of terrain, and the ethical considerations of warfare, including the appropriate use of force and the treatment of both allies and enemies. Overall, "尉繚子" serves as both a practical manual for military leaders and a philosophical exploration of the ethics of warfare, aiming to create a coherent framework for understanding power and responsibility within the context of military action. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Military art and science -- Early works to 1800 U Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Science - General 67756 2025-06-03T11:40:12.250406 text/html 67577 2025-01-10T22:59:18.738560 text/html 94437 2025-06-03T11:40:16.234380 application/epub+zip 93350 2025-06-03T11:40:13.921378 application/epub+zip 93350 2025-06-03T11:40:12.827382 application/epub+zip 147947 2025-06-03T11:40:17.931365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142015 2025-06-03T11:40:15.608550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115043 2022-09-04T05:06:08.951953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54992 2025-06-03T11:40:12.003400 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55037 2020-12-30T09:41:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 24516 2020-12-30T09:41:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 16865 2025-06-03T11:40:18.073354 application/rdf+xml 8741 2025-06-03T11:40:13.382398 image/jpeg 2375 2025-06-03T11:40:13.100402 image/jpeg 92102 2025-06-03T11:40:12.257396 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog