03749nam 22007215 450 991051216630332120230810174127.03-030-89151-810.1007/978-3-030-89151-0(MiAaPQ)EBC6823083(Au-PeEL)EBL6823083(CKB)20067297600041(DE-He213)978-3-030-89151-0(EXLCZ)992006729760004120211205d2021 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSensual Austerity and Moral Leadership Cross-Cultural Perspectives from Plato, Confucius, and Gandhi on Building a Peaceful Society /by Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra, Richard Grego1st ed. 2021.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2021.1 online resource (187 pages)Print version: Mahapatra, Debidatta Aurobinda Sensual Austerity and Moral Leadership Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 9783030891503 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction -- 2. The Philosopher King: Body, Mind, and Eros -- 3. Moral Social Order and the Ideal Ruler, the Sage-King -- 4. Brahmacharya, Nonviolent Social Praxis, and Leadership -- 5. Parallels, Variations, and Pathways.This book examines the link between sensual austerity and moral leadership—a topic largely neglected in contemporary academic scholarship and public policy—by exploring the comparative cross-cultural perspectives of Plato, Confucius, and Gandhi, on this theme. Despite the diverse cultural contexts that gave rise to their respective philosophical perspectives, they shared similar views on what might constitute a universal and perennial basis for individual moral development in any harmonious political order. They all agreed that sensual austerity is necessary for the realization of a flourishing society and political culture: recognizing that control over sensual desire is both a vehicle for individual moral self-cultivation and social-political progress. Sensual austerity is thus an essential aspect of any morally governed person, institution, state, or society. The book also argues that further examination of this theme may assist scholars and policymakers in developing more peaceful and harmonious national and global communities.Political sciencePhilosophySocial sciencesPhilosophyCultureStudy and teachingPhilosophy, AsianPhilosophy, ChinesePhilosophyPolitical PhilosophySocial PhilosophyCultural StudiesEastern PhilosophyChinese PhilosophyIntercultural Philosophy and Religious TraditionsPolitical sciencePhilosophy.Social sciencesPhilosophy.CultureStudy and teaching.Philosophy, Asian.Philosophy, Chinese.Philosophy.Political Philosophy.Social Philosophy.Cultural Studies.Eastern Philosophy.Chinese Philosophy.Intercultural Philosophy and Religious Traditions.303.66303.66Mahapatra Debidatta Aurobinda956110Grego RichardMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910512166303321Sensual Austerity and Moral Leadership2557985UNINA