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Throughout history, humanity has regularly followed anti-rational
figures and forces: demagogic rulers, perverted deities,
exploitative economic systems, and so on. Such leadership and
followership have wrought all kinds of oppression and conflict.
What if this pattern could be altered? What if society were led by
Reason instead? Prompted by Cicero's exhortation to "follow reason
as leader as though it were a god", Following Reason: A Theory and
Strategy for Rational Leadership explores this intriguing and
potentially transformative possibility. Manolopoulos uniquely
blends leadership psychology with a deep understanding of
philosophical reasoning theory to show how leaders can bravely
reimagine and reconstruct society. The book retraces leadership
mis-steps in history, and proposes a more "logicentric" theory of
leadership, built on compelling philosophical axioms and arguments.
Following Reason emphasizes the weight of philosophy and cognition
in leadership, and advocates for a diverse network that can create,
uphold, and implement a blueprint for a better global society. This
wide-ranging and timely book is ideal for leadership, management,
and philosophy students at undergraduate and graduate levels.
In A Theory of Environmental Leadership, Mark Manolopoulos draws on
his original model of leading outlined in his cutting-edge book
Following Reason to derive and develop the first properly
systematic model of eco-leadership. Suppose humanity's relation
with the Earth may be described in terms of leadership "stages" or
modalities: once upon a time, the Earth led or ruled humanity, and
now we humans rule or lead the Earth. When the Earth led, the Earth
flourished; now that humankind leads, the Earth flounders -
ecological crises multiply and intensify. However, there might be a
third stage or modality of leadership: humanity leading for the
Earth, leading in a way that allows the world, including humans, to
re-flourish. What would be the nature of this truly environmental
form of leadership? A Theory of Environmental Leadership identifies
and critically analyzes the two basic and incompatible positions
associated with the way we construe and interact with the
non-human: anthropocentrism (human supremacism) and ecocentrism
(ecological egalitarianism). By rigorously analyzing and leveraging
this polarity, this book outlines an innovative theory of
eco-leadership together with some of its confronting-but-necessary
measures. Expansive and incredibly timely, A Theory of
Environmental Leadership is ideal for a range of audiences, from
scholars and students of environmental leadership studies to
activists and policymakers. The book's remarkable clarity and
engaging character also makes it suitable for the general public.
In A Theory of Environmental Leadership, Mark Manolopoulos draws on
his original model of leading outlined in his cutting-edge book
Following Reason to derive and develop the first properly
systematic model of eco-leadership. Suppose humanity's relation
with the Earth may be described in terms of leadership "stages" or
modalities: once upon a time, the Earth led or ruled humanity, and
now we humans rule or lead the Earth. When the Earth led, the Earth
flourished; now that humankind leads, the Earth flounders -
ecological crises multiply and intensify. However, there might be a
third stage or modality of leadership: humanity leading for the
Earth, leading in a way that allows the world, including humans, to
re-flourish. What would be the nature of this truly environmental
form of leadership? A Theory of Environmental Leadership identifies
and critically analyzes the two basic and incompatible positions
associated with the way we construe and interact with the
non-human: anthropocentrism (human supremacism) and ecocentrism
(ecological egalitarianism). By rigorously analyzing and leveraging
this polarity, this book outlines an innovative theory of
eco-leadership together with some of its confronting-but-necessary
measures. Expansive and incredibly timely, A Theory of
Environmental Leadership is ideal for a range of audiences, from
scholars and students of environmental leadership studies to
activists and policymakers. The book's remarkable clarity and
engaging character also makes it suitable for the general public.
Throughout history, humanity has regularly followed anti-rational
figures and forces: demagogic rulers, perverted deities,
exploitative economic systems, and so on. Such leadership and
followership have wrought all kinds of oppression and conflict.
What if this pattern could be altered? What if society were led by
Reason instead? Prompted by Cicero's exhortation to "follow reason
as leader as though it were a god", Following Reason: A Theory and
Strategy for Rational Leadership explores this intriguing and
potentially transformative possibility. Manolopoulos uniquely
blends leadership psychology with a deep understanding of
philosophical reasoning theory to show how leaders can bravely
reimagine and reconstruct society. The book retraces leadership
mis-steps in history, and proposes a more "logicentric" theory of
leadership, built on compelling philosophical axioms and arguments.
Following Reason emphasizes the weight of philosophy and cognition
in leadership, and advocates for a diverse network that can create,
uphold, and implement a blueprint for a better global society. This
wide-ranging and timely book is ideal for leadership, management,
and philosophy students at undergraduate and graduate levels.
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