Tempered strength : studies in the nature and scope of prudential leadership
This study finds the alternative standard of leadership that Americans are seeking in the classical philosophy of prudence. It brings together political scientists such as Ronald Beiner and George Anastaplo to discuss a standard of prudential leadership that is both reasonable and practical.
1 online resource (x, 225 pages)
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Foreword / Francis Fukuyama
1. Introduction: What Is Prudential Leadership? / Ethan Fishman
2. Prudence in Xenophon's Memorabilia and Cyropaedia / Gary D. Glenn
3. Thomas Aquinas on Magnanimous and Prudent Statesmanship / Kenneth L. Deutsch
4. The Role of Prudence in Burke's Politics / Peter J. Stanlis
5. Bringing Prudence Back In: Leadership, Statecraft, and Political Science / Carnes Lord
6. A Postscript to Political Judgment / Ronald Beiner
7. Political Judgment in Dark Times: Frederick Douglass and Slavery / Richard S. Ruderman
8. Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation: A Model of Prudent Leadership / Joseph R. Fornieri
9. Prudence, Imprudence, and the Puzzle of Bill Clinton / Wynne Walker Moskop
10. Prudence and the Constitution: On the Year 2000 Presidential Election Controversy / George Anastaplo
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