Философия във военното изкуство в Древен Китай
Philosophy in the Warfare of Ancient China

Summary/Abstract: “Winning without fighting” is an important thought in ancient Chinese military theory. The one who proposed this, Sun-Tzu, born around 500 BC, was a contemporary of Confucius. His masterpiece, The Art of War, is universally regarded as classics even today. Confucian and Daoist schools of thought emphasize moral virtue as a precondition for the proper governance of the state. Another one of the four main schools of thought in Ancient China, the Legalism, on the other hand argues that the well-being of the state would be best guaranteed by clear-cut rules rather than any reliance on private morality. This paper focuses mainly on the Legalist point of view about warfare, legislation and state governance.

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