Preface and acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Ancient heroism: managing heroically -- Greek rationalism: managing truthfully -- Italian renaissance: managing for and by power -- French rationalism: managing rationally -- British empiricism: managing empirically -- Positivism: managing...

Philosophy of Leadership has been written to arouse curiosity, not to satisfy it. The authors point out ideas about leadership which draw upon both ancient and modern wisdom. This book develops a philosophy of leadership by tracing the evolution of Western ideas from philosophical perspectives,...