Sun Tzu and the Power of Deception 

Such good knowledge with so little view count, even when they are accessible freely to the public. This just shows us only true seekers of knowledge can find good source of learning. Sean's series of video is made better without the interruption of advertisement.

Brilliant, nothing better than listening to an expert.

Your presentation demonstrates a true understanding of the Art of War, especially when you touch on Taoism hinting the relationship between the two. For those who understand s it, we appreciate it greatly. Unfortunately, for those who don't, they would be left confused. I believed it is a missed opportunity to not elaborate on Chi (奇) Cheng (正) and Xu(虛) Shi (實). They corresponds with yin (陰) and yang (陽), which the key is that they cannot exist without one another. Chi (奇) is yin in the pair, where Cheng (正) is Yang in the pair. As stated in the video, Chi (奇) means the non-traditional, the unpredictable move. On the other hand, Cheng (正) means traditional, the methods that are expected and can be seen by the opponent. They can't existed without one another because of the following : Cheng (正) works when the opponent is trying to prepare for the unexpected, and spreading itself thin on many fronts. Then the frontal push kick in the front and win the day. Chi (奇) works when the opponent plan around your predictable move, and allow you to predict the opponent accordingly, therefore hitting where he is weak / unprepared. Xu(虛)is yin in the pair, where Shi (實) is Yang in the pair. Xu(虛) means empty, pretentious, fictitious. Shi (實) means solid, real, strong. Their usage is similar to the above. Xu(虛) moves only work because opponent suspect them to be real. Shi (實) can never work alone as it will just turn the fight into a stalemate and a war of attrition.

Amazing video, so thought provoking and enlightening

Incredible presentation. Thank you so much, Sean!

I enjoyed the lecture; however, the Qin did not rule for centuries. The Qin ruled for 15 years, which might provide a case study in governance or the balance between brutality and lenience.

Thank you for your work. Sooo interesting!

Just Great as all other presentation. Hats off!

It's the power of having power over other people with it. If you want to choose the 'deception' version, go ahead!

eyes and ears 58:00 = public eye facetracking cameras in phones/ public spaces?

1:29:00 you present Sun zu in the most positive light and the cluaswitz in a negative light and then ask who do you prefer

if his strategy was so good why did Wu become a casualty

36:19 i'd say war is not just part of the human condition but rather part of every lifing specie and inherent to competition

1:12:48 dont underestimate your enemy

Being in a relationship taught me a lot about stuff like this haha

Sun zuian is the first time I heard such a thing

In the case of North Vietnam, wasn't their strategy massively costly and attritional? I think hundreds of thousands died, if not millions. Does this mean the North Vietnamese were not following a Sun-Tzu strategy or does it mean that Sun-Tzu's strategy is attritional?

lots of favoring shun tzu over the European guy tho

China is winning using TikTok hahaha, genius!

42:30 covid 19? biological warfare that is not claimed to be biological warfare? mental warfare? spiritual warfare? Satan vs Jesus? Wafrare? Yin vs Yang? God vs Devil?