1st Edition
Philosophy and Leadership Three Classical Models and Cases
122 Pages
by
Routledge
122 Pages
by
Routledge
122 Pages
by
Routledge
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Today, managers, politicians, educators, and healthcare providers are highly skilled technicians who navigate modern systems. However, followers seek more than know-how; they desire moral leadership. Even leaders equipped with skills must make difficult ethical choices.
This book connects philosophy to leadership by examining three representative texts from the history of philosophy: Plato’s... Read more
1. The Love of Wisdom and the Philosopher’s Quest to Understand Humanity; 2. Plato: Wisdom for Leadership and Philosophy as Leadership; 3. Aristotle: Character Ethics, Greatness of Soul, and Leadership; 4. Machiavelli: Radical Realism and the Morally Flexible Leader; 5. Case Studies
Biography
Brent Edwin Cusher is Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and American Studies at Christopher Newport University, USA.
Mark Antonio Menaldo is Department Head and Associate Professor of Liberal Studies at Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA.
