Prudence as a Paradigm for Political Leaders
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6336305 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wynne Walker Moskop (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 619 |
| Publication date | 1996-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-895X • E-ISSN: 1467-9221 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3792130 |
| OpenAlex | W2314682539 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
Prudence, the virtue Aristotle attributes to successful political leaders, entails an architectonic psychological capacity to bring diverse kinds of information to bear on a decision to act. This sovereignty over the sphere of action suggests prudence as an alternative to theories of political leadership that focus too narrowly on one or another aspect of leadership, on personal characteristics or environmental constraints, for example. From Aristotle's description of prudence, it is possible to construct a framework for identifying leaders' patterns of action as prudent or imprudent. Because the framework integrates elements that existing leadership approaches separate, it can provide better explanationsfor success andfailure. Further it holds out the hope that leaders who are conscious of personal tendencies toward error can guard against them and improve their chances for success. The usefulness ofprudence as a leadership paradigm is illustrated by juxtaposing it to analyses of Jimmy Carter's presidency drawn from narrower leadership theories
Economics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Paradigm shift · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Prudence · Sociology · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |