Democracy and leadership : on pragmatism and virtue /

In Democracy and Leadership, Eric Thomas 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 leadersh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weber, Eric Thomas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2013]
Temas:
Democracy > Moral and ethical aspects.
Leadership > Moral and ethical aspects.
Leadership > Aspect moral.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Democracy > Moral and ethical aspects
Leadership > Moral and ethical aspects
Demokratie
Politische Führung
Politisches Denken
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Leadership, old and new: aims and definitions
  • Lessons from Plato
  • Dewey on democratic leadership
  • Democratic political leadership
  • Wisdom in pragmatic humanism
  • How is leadership learned?
  • Democratic leadership, east and west
  • Ethics and justice for democratic leadership
  • Democracy and leadership in Mississippi
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices: 1. "Try charters schools experiment where others failing"
  • 2. "Cultural divides: barriers remain to educational attainment"
  • 3. "Teachers offer hope for Mississippi"
  • 4. "Mississippians are ready for comprehensive sex education: social science and public opinion polls agree."

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