The quest for character: what the story of Socrates and Alcibiades teaches us about our search for good leaders
"We've always been plagued by leaders who are selfish, tyrannical, egotistical, short-sighted, or just plain bad. But can those leaders ever learn how to be better people? Is good character something that can be taught? In the Athens of 430 BCE, people certainly thought so. The task fell t...
Gespeichert in:
| 1. Verfasser: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
| Veröffentlicht: |
New York, NY
Basic Books
2022
|
| Ausgabe: | First edition |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Zusammenfassung: | "We've always been plagued by leaders who are selfish, tyrannical, egotistical, short-sighted, or just plain bad. But can those leaders ever learn how to be better people? Is good character something that can be taught? In the Athens of 430 BCE, people certainly thought so. The task fell to philosophers: great minds like Socrates who should, in theory, be able to train anyone in the fine art of virtue. Socrates set out to teach the vain, power-seeking statesman Alcibiades how to be a good person - and failed spectacularly. Alcibiades went on to beguile his city into an idiotic war with Sparta, and all of Athens paid the price. The Quest for Character tells this famous story and asks what we can learn from it. Socrates' greatest failure has been retold in accounts from Plato to Cicero, and philosophy professor Massimo Pigliucci blends ancient sources with modern interpretations to give a full picture of the complicated relationship between the two men. Pigliucci also shares other examples, from Alexander the Great to Marcus Aurelius, of philosophers trying to teach politicians good character. Through their successes and failures, he reveals what philosophy can teach us about the quest for character today - how we can both avoid the ancients' pitfalls and walk along the path they created. Our own country continues to reel from the decisions of charismatic but foolish politicians about war, pandemic, climate change, and more, making The Quest for Character both timely and timeless. Tackling big-picture ethical questions, The Quest for Character reveals how ancient history can illuminate - sometimes chillingly - our modern dilemmas"-- |
| Beschreibung: | vii, 262 Seiten 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781541646971 |
Internformat
MARC
| LEADER | 00000nam a2200000 c 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BV048592664 | ||
| 003 | DE-604 | ||
| 005 | 20230123 | ||
| 007 | t | ||
| 008 | 221204s2022 b||| 00||| eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 9781541646971 |9 978-1-5416-4697-1 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)1369558393 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)BVBBV048592664 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-604 |b ger |e rda | ||
| 041 | 0 | |a eng | |
| 049 | |a DE-12 | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Pigliucci, Massimo |d 1964- |e Verfasser |0 (DE-588)13235053X |4 aut | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a The quest for character |b what the story of Socrates and Alcibiades teaches us about our search for good leaders |c Massimo Pigliucci |
| 250 | |a First edition | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, NY |b Basic Books |c 2022 | |
| 300 | |a vii, 262 Seiten |c 22 cm | ||
| 336 | |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 520 | 3 | |a "We've always been plagued by leaders who are selfish, tyrannical, egotistical, short-sighted, or just plain bad. But can those leaders ever learn how to be better people? Is good character something that can be taught? In the Athens of 430 BCE, people certainly thought so. The task fell to philosophers: great minds like Socrates who should, in theory, be able to train anyone in the fine art of virtue. Socrates set out to teach the vain, power-seeking statesman Alcibiades how to be a good person - and failed spectacularly. Alcibiades went on to beguile his city into an idiotic war with Sparta, and all of Athens paid the price. The Quest for Character tells this famous story and asks what we can learn from it. Socrates' greatest failure has been retold in accounts from Plato to Cicero, and philosophy professor Massimo Pigliucci blends ancient sources with modern interpretations to give a full picture of the complicated relationship between the two men. Pigliucci also shares other examples, from Alexander the Great to Marcus Aurelius, of philosophers trying to teach politicians good character. Through their successes and failures, he reveals what philosophy can teach us about the quest for character today - how we can both avoid the ancients' pitfalls and walk along the path they created. Our own country continues to reel from the decisions of charismatic but foolish politicians about war, pandemic, climate change, and more, making The Quest for Character both timely and timeless. Tackling big-picture ethical questions, The Quest for Character reveals how ancient history can illuminate - sometimes chillingly - our modern dilemmas"-- | |
| 648 | 7 | |a Geschichte |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf | |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Politische Führung |0 (DE-588)4115584-1 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Charakterbildung |0 (DE-588)4147572-0 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Philosophie |0 (DE-588)4045791-6 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 653 | 0 | |a Character | |
| 653 | 1 | |a Socrates | |
| 653 | 1 | |a Alcibiades | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Leadership | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Philosophy | |
| 653 | 0 | |a PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy | |
| 653 | 1 | |a Alcibiades | |
| 653 | 1 | |a Socrates | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Character | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Leadership | |
| 689 | 0 | 0 | |a Philosophie |0 (DE-588)4045791-6 |D s |
| 689 | 0 | 1 | |a Charakterbildung |0 (DE-588)4147572-0 |D s |
| 689 | 0 | 2 | |a Politische Führung |0 (DE-588)4115584-1 |D s |
| 689 | 0 | 3 | |a Geschichte |A z |
| 689 | 0 | |5 DE-604 | |
| 940 | 1 | |q BSB_NED_20230123 | |
| 999 | |a oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-033968343 | ||
| 942 | 1 | 1 | |c 909 |e 22/bsb |
| 942 | 1 | 1 | |c 001.09 |e 22/bsb |
Datensatz im Suchindex
| _version_ | 1804184631569809408 |
|---|---|
| adam_txt | |
| any_adam_object | |
| any_adam_object_boolean | |
| author | Pigliucci, Massimo 1964- |
| author_GND | (DE-588)13235053X |
| author_facet | Pigliucci, Massimo 1964- |
| author_role | aut |
| author_sort | Pigliucci, Massimo 1964- |
| author_variant | m p mp |
| building | Verbundindex |
| bvnumber | BV048592664 |
| ctrlnum | (OCoLC)1369558393 (DE-599)BVBBV048592664 |
| edition | First edition |
| era | Geschichte gnd |
| era_facet | Geschichte |
| format | Book |
| fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>03367nam a2200541 c 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">BV048592664</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-604</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20230123 </controlfield><controlfield tag="007">t</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">221204s2022 b||| 00||| eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9781541646971</subfield><subfield code="9">978-1-5416-4697-1</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)1369558393</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-599)BVBBV048592664</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-604</subfield><subfield code="b">ger</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-12</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Pigliucci, Massimo</subfield><subfield code="d">1964-</subfield><subfield code="e">Verfasser</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)13235053X</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">The quest for character</subfield><subfield code="b">what the story of Socrates and Alcibiades teaches us about our search for good leaders</subfield><subfield code="c">Massimo Pigliucci</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="250" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">First edition</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">New York, NY</subfield><subfield code="b">Basic Books</subfield><subfield code="c">2022</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">vii, 262 Seiten</subfield><subfield code="c">22 cm</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">n</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">nc</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1="3" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">"We've always been plagued by leaders who are selfish, tyrannical, egotistical, short-sighted, or just plain bad. But can those leaders ever learn how to be better people? Is good character something that can be taught? In the Athens of 430 BCE, people certainly thought so. The task fell to philosophers: great minds like Socrates who should, in theory, be able to train anyone in the fine art of virtue. Socrates set out to teach the vain, power-seeking statesman Alcibiades how to be a good person - and failed spectacularly. Alcibiades went on to beguile his city into an idiotic war with Sparta, and all of Athens paid the price. The Quest for Character tells this famous story and asks what we can learn from it. Socrates' greatest failure has been retold in accounts from Plato to Cicero, and philosophy professor Massimo Pigliucci blends ancient sources with modern interpretations to give a full picture of the complicated relationship between the two men. Pigliucci also shares other examples, from Alexander the Great to Marcus Aurelius, of philosophers trying to teach politicians good character. Through their successes and failures, he reveals what philosophy can teach us about the quest for character today - how we can both avoid the ancients' pitfalls and walk along the path they created. Our own country continues to reel from the decisions of charismatic but foolish politicians about war, pandemic, climate change, and more, making The Quest for Character both timely and timeless. Tackling big-picture ethical questions, The Quest for Character reveals how ancient history can illuminate - sometimes chillingly - our modern dilemmas"--</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="648" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Geschichte</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Politische Führung</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4115584-1</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Charakterbildung</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4147572-0</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Philosophie</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4045791-6</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Character</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Socrates</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Alcibiades</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Leadership</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Philosophy</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Alcibiades</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Socrates</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Character</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Leadership</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Philosophie</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4045791-6</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Charakterbildung</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4147572-0</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="2"><subfield code="a">Politische Führung</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4115584-1</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="3"><subfield code="a">Geschichte</subfield><subfield code="A">z</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="5">DE-604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="940" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="q">BSB_NED_20230123</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="999" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-033968343</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="942" ind1="1" ind2="1"><subfield code="c">909</subfield><subfield code="e">22/bsb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="942" ind1="1" ind2="1"><subfield code="c">001.09</subfield><subfield code="e">22/bsb</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
| id | DE-604.BV048592664 |
| illustrated | Not Illustrated |
| index_date | 2024-07-03T21:07:54Z |
| indexdate | 2024-07-10T09:42:25Z |
| institution | BVB |
| isbn | 9781541646971 |
| language | English |
| oai_aleph_id | oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-033968343 |
| oclc_num | 1369558393 |
| open_access_boolean | |
| owner | DE-12 |
| owner_facet | DE-12 |
| physical | vii, 262 Seiten 22 cm |
| psigel | BSB_NED_20230123 |
| publishDate | 2022 |
| publishDateSearch | 2022 |
| publishDateSort | 2022 |
| publisher | Basic Books |
| record_format | marc |
| spelling | Pigliucci, Massimo 1964- Verfasser (DE-588)13235053X aut The quest for character what the story of Socrates and Alcibiades teaches us about our search for good leaders Massimo Pigliucci First edition New York, NY Basic Books 2022 vii, 262 Seiten 22 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "We've always been plagued by leaders who are selfish, tyrannical, egotistical, short-sighted, or just plain bad. But can those leaders ever learn how to be better people? Is good character something that can be taught? In the Athens of 430 BCE, people certainly thought so. The task fell to philosophers: great minds like Socrates who should, in theory, be able to train anyone in the fine art of virtue. Socrates set out to teach the vain, power-seeking statesman Alcibiades how to be a good person - and failed spectacularly. Alcibiades went on to beguile his city into an idiotic war with Sparta, and all of Athens paid the price. The Quest for Character tells this famous story and asks what we can learn from it. Socrates' greatest failure has been retold in accounts from Plato to Cicero, and philosophy professor Massimo Pigliucci blends ancient sources with modern interpretations to give a full picture of the complicated relationship between the two men. Pigliucci also shares other examples, from Alexander the Great to Marcus Aurelius, of philosophers trying to teach politicians good character. Through their successes and failures, he reveals what philosophy can teach us about the quest for character today - how we can both avoid the ancients' pitfalls and walk along the path they created. Our own country continues to reel from the decisions of charismatic but foolish politicians about war, pandemic, climate change, and more, making The Quest for Character both timely and timeless. Tackling big-picture ethical questions, The Quest for Character reveals how ancient history can illuminate - sometimes chillingly - our modern dilemmas"-- Geschichte gnd rswk-swf Politische Führung (DE-588)4115584-1 gnd rswk-swf Charakterbildung (DE-588)4147572-0 gnd rswk-swf Philosophie (DE-588)4045791-6 gnd rswk-swf Character Socrates Alcibiades Leadership Philosophy PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy Philosophie (DE-588)4045791-6 s Charakterbildung (DE-588)4147572-0 s Politische Führung (DE-588)4115584-1 s Geschichte z DE-604 |
| spellingShingle | Pigliucci, Massimo 1964- The quest for character what the story of Socrates and Alcibiades teaches us about our search for good leaders Politische Führung (DE-588)4115584-1 gnd Charakterbildung (DE-588)4147572-0 gnd Philosophie (DE-588)4045791-6 gnd |
| subject_GND | (DE-588)4115584-1 (DE-588)4147572-0 (DE-588)4045791-6 |
| title | The quest for character what the story of Socrates and Alcibiades teaches us about our search for good leaders |
| title_auth | The quest for character what the story of Socrates and Alcibiades teaches us about our search for good leaders |
| title_exact_search | The quest for character what the story of Socrates and Alcibiades teaches us about our search for good leaders |
| title_exact_search_txtP | The quest for character what the story of Socrates and Alcibiades teaches us about our search for good leaders |
| title_full | The quest for character what the story of Socrates and Alcibiades teaches us about our search for good leaders Massimo Pigliucci |
| title_fullStr | The quest for character what the story of Socrates and Alcibiades teaches us about our search for good leaders Massimo Pigliucci |
| title_full_unstemmed | The quest for character what the story of Socrates and Alcibiades teaches us about our search for good leaders Massimo Pigliucci |
| title_short | The quest for character |
| title_sort | the quest for character what the story of socrates and alcibiades teaches us about our search for good leaders |
| title_sub | what the story of Socrates and Alcibiades teaches us about our search for good leaders |
| topic | Politische Führung (DE-588)4115584-1 gnd Charakterbildung (DE-588)4147572-0 gnd Philosophie (DE-588)4045791-6 gnd |
| topic_facet | Politische Führung Charakterbildung Philosophie |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT pigliuccimassimo thequestforcharacterwhatthestoryofsocratesandalcibiadesteachesusaboutoursearchforgoodleaders |