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Models of Leadership in Plato and Beyond

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Dominic Scott and R. Edward Freeman adopt an innovative approach to understanding leadership by returning to one of the greatest thought leaders in history--the Greek philosopher Plato. They bring the richness of Plato's models of leadership to bear on contemporary case studies, examining the nature and purpose of leadership in today's world.


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  • Introduction

  • 1: Setting the Scene

  • 2: The Doctor

  • 3: Captains and Navigators

  • 4: The Artist

  • 5: The Teacher

  • 6: Doctors and Teachers

  • 7: The Shepherd

  • 8: The Weaver

  • 9: The Sower

  • 10: Teachers and Sowers

  • 11: Plato and Modern Leadership Models

  • Conclusion

  • Appendix 1. Plato's Use of the Ship of State Image in the Republic

  • Appendix 2. Interpreting the Cave Allegory

  • Appendix 3. Extracts from Plato's Works



About the author

Dominic Scott is a professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford. He has previously held positions at Cambridge and the University of Virginia, as well as visiting positions at Princeton, Harvard, and the Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington DC. In 2001-3 he was a British Academy Research Reader and in 2016 a Humboldt Fellow based in Munich. He has written numerous books on ancient philosophy, as well as co-authoring The Humanities World Report 2015.

R. Edward Freeman is University Professor, Olsson Professor, and Academic Director of the Institute for Business in Society at the University of Virginia. He is best known for his award-winning book Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach (Pitman, 1984; reprinted by Cambridge University Press in 2010). He has received six honorary doctorates (Doctor Honoris Causa) for his work on stakeholder theory and business ethics. He is the host of The Stakeholder Podcast, sponsored by Stakeholder Media, LLC.

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Dominic Scott and R. Edward Freeman adopt an innovative approach to understanding leadership by returning to one of the greatest thought leaders in history--the Greek philosopher Plato. They bring the richness of Plato's models of leadership to bear on contemporary case studies, examining the nature and purpose of leadership in today's world.

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