Project Gutenberg 2008-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 52 Sima, Rangju, active 4th century B.C. 司馬穰苴 Ssu-ma, Jang-chü Ssu-ma, Jang-chu 司馬法 Sima Fa Produced by Yi-Shin Lu "司馬法" by active 4th century B.C. Rangju Sima is an ancient treatise on military strategy written during the early period of Chinese philosophical development. This text serves as a guide to governance and military conduct, emphasizing the ideals of benevolence, justice, and order in both the administration of a state and the conduct of warfare. The book reflects the principles of leadership and the moral responsibilities of rulers, making it a significant work in the realm of historical military literature. The content of "司馬法" explores key concepts of governance and military strategy, detailing the essential virtues that leaders should embody, such as benevolence and righteousness. It outlines the responsibilities of rulers to protect their people while maintaining authority and order, stressing the significance of timing and intelligence in military endeavors. The text presents various strategies for warfare, including the management of troops, ethical conduct during battle, and the proper use of power. Moreover, it emphasizes the importance of strong moral character in both governance and military affairs, suggesting that a strong state arises from principled leaders and the harmonious relationship between rulers and their subjects. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Military art and science -- Early works to 1800 PL Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature 43495 43447 2024-09-11T04:12:40.935043 2023-09-11T07:47:03.079810 text/html text/html 43488 43440 2024-09-11T04:12:41.082975 2023-09-11T07:47:03.205819 text/html text/html 65824 2024-09-11T04:12:43.984989 application/epub+zip 64968 2024-09-11T04:12:42.239964 application/epub+zip 64968 2024-09-11T04:12:41.498969 application/epub+zip 164108 2024-09-11T04:12:45.298042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158695 2024-09-11T04:12:43.525025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158911 2022-09-11T13:57:35.854381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33742 2024-09-11T04:12:40.784027 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33630 2008-04-25T11:38:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 14109 2008-04-25T11:38:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 16536 2024-09-11T04:12:45.422988 application/rdf+xml 14172 2024-09-11T04:12:41.835015 image/jpeg 3519 2024-09-11T04:12:41.662048 image/jpeg 70051 2024-09-11T04:12:41.087013 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog