Antiquité
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Un Cicéron pour aujourd'hui ! Ce petit livre souligne l'incroyable actualité du destin d'un intellectuel en temps de crise qui choisit de promouvoir, au prix de sa vie, une culture du débat et de la raison face à la tyrannie sous toutes ses formes. Agissant en philosophe, philosophant en homme d'action, Cicéron lutte pour protéger la République romaine contre les pulsions destructrices de son époque. Mais en affrontant les changements qui bouleversent Rome au cours du 1er siècle av. J.-C., il réussit à transformer les drames de son temps (les mesures d'exception, le recours à la violence, la division du corps politique, la guerre civile) en questionnements de portée universelle.
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The most prestigious and influential book on strategy and dealing with conflict, beautifully translated for clear, accessible reading. In the words of Sun Tzu, "To win without fighting is best." This timeless Chinese classic captures the essence of military strategy used in ancient East Asia, with lessons on how to handle conflict confidently, efficiently, and successfully. The techniques and instructions discussed in The Art of War apply to competition and conflict on every level, from the interpersonal to the international. Its aim is invincibility, victory without battle, and unassailable strength through an understanding of the physics, politics, and psychology of conflict. Thomas Cleary's translation is a breakthrough achievement that has been a gold standard among translations for three decades, offering the complete text in eminently readable prose with short commentaries by other ancient Chinese strategists and philosophers interwoven throughout.
