Introduction to the Philosophy of
Leadership and Management
PHIL 2350
Fall 2023
Course Preview
Leadership and management are consequential activities. We all want both to have good leaders and managers, and to be good leaders and managers, given the opportunity. This course looks at leadership and management through the lens of social philosophy, asking at the most general level, “How shall I move my group in the right direction?” The course takes up several important conceptual and normative issues in organizational management and leadership, and will also look at practical implications. Classic philosophical texts will be considered, as well as more recent work in philosophy, in management, and in political theory.