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OverviewMoral leadership matters. As world politics enters a new and dangerous era, judgement, constancy, moral purpose, and a willingness to overcome partisan politicking are essential for America's leaders. This study finds the alternative standard of leadership that Americans are seeking in the classical philosophy of prudence. Ethan Fishman brings together American political scientists such as Ronald Beiner, Kenneth L. Deutsch and George Anastaplo to discuss the evolution of a standard of prudential leadership both reasonable in nature and practical in scope. Section One explores the meaning of prudence and its evolution in the history of political science from Aristotelian phronesis to Xenophon, Thomas Aquinas, Edmund Burke and Michael Oakeshott. Section Two demonstrates how the theory of prudential leadership can be applied to practical political issues. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ethan M. Fishman , Francis Fukuyama , George Anastaplo , Ronald BeinerPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.70cm Weight: 0.426kg ISBN: 9780739104026ISBN 10: 0739104020 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 04 September 2002 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsTempered Strength provides us with both a theoretical guide to the role of prudential leadership in the history of political philosophy, as well as practical guidance with regard to the exercise of such leadership (or at times, its lack) from ancient times to the present. The authors present a wide range of perspectives on leadership, and show how personal character, for better or worse, mattered to individual politicians from Frederick Douglass to Bill Clinton. Meditating on the nature and scope of prudential leadership as this volume does should be at the core of any serious study of politics in the future.--Francis Fukuyama, from the foreword Every age requires prudence of its leaders and ours is certainly no different. These studies not only remind us of this truth but teach us what is truly at issue. -- James L. Wiser Next to hope, prudence is modernity's most neglected political virtue. This astute combination of theory and case studies is a major step toward remedying this neglect. -- Cochran, Clarke E. Highly Recommended. Choice The volume succeeds in making the case for regarding prudence as a moral virtue; in describing the utility of 'prudential leadership' as a device for interpreting historical and contemporary decisions; nad in advocating the need for society's immanent ideals to be calibrated withing leaders' decision-making repetoires. Political Studies Review Tempered Strength provides us with both a theoretical guide to the role of prudential leadership in the history of political philosophy, as well as practical guidance with regard to the exercise of such leadership (or at times, its lack) from ancient times to the present. The authors present a wide range of perspectives on leadership, and show how personal character, for better or worse, mattered to individual politicians from Frederick Douglass to Bill Clinton. Meditating on the nature and scope of prudential leadership as this volume does should be at the core of any serious study of politics in the future. -- Francis Fukuyama, from the foreword Every age requires prudence of its leaders and ours is certainly no different. These studies not only remind us of this truth but teach us what is truly at issue. -- James L. Wiser, University of San Francisco Next to hope, prudence is modernity's most neglected political virtue. This astute combination of theory and case studies is a major step toward remedying this neglect. -- Clarke E. Cochran, Texas Tech University Highly Recommended. * CHOICE * The volume succeeds in making the case for regarding prudence as a moral virtue; in describing the utility of 'prudential leadership' as a device for interpreting historical and contemporary decisions ; nad in advocating the need for society's immanent ideals to be calibrated withing leaders' decision-making repetoires. * Political Studies Review * Tempered Strength provides us with both a theoretical guide to the role of prudential leadership in the history of political philosophy, as well as practical guidance with regard to the exercise of such leadership (or at times, its lack) from ancient times to the present. The authors present a wide range of perspectives on leadership, and show how personal character, for better or worse, mattered to individual politicians from Frederick Douglass to Bill Clinton. Meditating on the nature and scope of prudential leadership as this volume does should be at the core of any serious study of politics in the future. -- Francis Fukuyama, author of The End of History and the Last Man Tempered Strength provides us with both a theoretical guide to the role of prudential leadership in the history of political philosophy, as well as practical guidance with regard to the exercise of such leadership (or at times, its lack) from ancient times to the present. The authors present a wide range of perspectives on leadership, and show how personal character, for better or worse, mattered to individual politicians from Frederick Douglass to Bill Clinton. Meditating on the nature and scope of prudential leadership as this volume does should be at the core of any serious study of politics in the future.--Francis Fukuyama, from the foreword Every age requires prudence of its leaders and ours is certainly no different. These studies not only remind us of this truth but teach us what is truly at issue. -- James L. Wiser, University of San Francisco Next to hope, prudence is modernity's most neglected political virtue. This astute combination of theory and case studies is a major step toward remedying this neglect. -- Clarke E. Cochran, Texas Tech University Highly Recommended. CHOICE The volume succeeds in making the case for regarding prudence as a moral virtue; in describing the utility of 'prudential leadership' as a device for interpreting historical and contemporary decisions; nad in advocating the need for society's immanent ideals to be calibrated withing leaders' decision-making repetoires. Political Studies Review Tempered Strength provides us with both a theoretical guide to the role of prudential leadership in the history of political philosophy, as well as practical guidance with regard to the exercise of such leadership (or at times, its lack) from ancient times to the present. The authors present a wide range of perspectives on leadership, and show how personal character, for better or worse, mattered to individual politicians from Frederick Douglass to Bill Clinton. Meditating on the nature and scope of prudential leadership as this volume does should be at the core of any serious study of politics in the future. -- Francis Fukuyama, from the foreword Author InformationEthan Fishman is Professor of Political Science at the University of South Alabama. He is the author of The Prudential Presidency: An Aristotelian Approach to Presidential Leadership (2000) and editor of three books, including George Washington: Foundation of Presidential Leadership and Character (2001). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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