Earlier this year, in Axladitsa-Avatakia, ten people gathered for a dialogue on the subjects of conflict, vulnerability, power and protection. This article is intended to share what we discovered and what we still have questions about. This dialogue, entitled The Art of Protection, brought together several streams of related thought, including:
• Sun Tzu’s The Art of War – this third century BCE wisdom text seeks to counsel generals on conquering without doing battle.
• Psychoanalysis – resolving conflict, both intra-psychic and interpersonal, is a main focus for this discipline.
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