Democracy and leadership on pragmatism and virtue
In Democracy and Leadership, Weber draws from Plato's virtues of the ideal city, updated with democratic values and insights from John Dewey, to present both a general and a democratic theory of leadership. Central to the project is the democratic turn away from thinking of leadership as person...
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Lanham, Maryland
Lexington Books
2013
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Table of Contents:
- Preface-- Acknowledgments-- Part I The Nature of Leadership and the Democratic Turn-- Chapter 1 Leadership, Old and New: Aims and Definitions-- Chapter 2 Lessons from Plato-- Chapter 3 Dewey on Democratic Leadership-- Chapter 4 Democratic Political Leadership Part II Intellectual, Moral, and Cultural Challenges for Leadership-- Chapter 5 Wisdom in Pragmatic Humanism-- Chapter 6 How Is Leadership Learned?-- Chapter 7 Democratic Leadership, East and West-- Chapter 8 Ethics and Justice for Democratic Leadership Part III A Test for Democratic Leadership-- Chapter 9 Democracy and Leadership in Mississippi-- Chapter 10 Conclusion Appendixes