LEADER 03749nam 22007215 450 001 9910512166303321 005 20230810174127.0 010 $a3-030-89151-8 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-89151-0 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6823083 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6823083 035 $a(CKB)20067297600041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-89151-0 035 $a(EXLCZ)9920067297600041 100 $a20211205d2021 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSensual Austerity and Moral Leadership $eCross-Cultural Perspectives from Plato, Confucius, and Gandhi on Building a Peaceful Society /$fby Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra, Richard Grego 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource (187 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Mahapatra, Debidatta Aurobinda Sensual Austerity and Moral Leadership Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 9783030891503 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. 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. 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aPolitical science$xPhilosophy 606 $aSocial sciences$xPhilosophy 606 $aCulture$xStudy and teaching 606 $aPhilosophy, Asian 606 $aPhilosophy, Chinese 606 $aPhilosophy 606 $aPolitical Philosophy 606 $aSocial Philosophy 606 $aCultural Studies 606 $aEastern Philosophy 606 $aChinese Philosophy 606 $aIntercultural Philosophy and Religious Traditions 615 0$aPolitical science$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aSocial sciences$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aCulture$xStudy and teaching. 615 0$aPhilosophy, Asian. 615 0$aPhilosophy, Chinese. 615 0$aPhilosophy. 615 14$aPolitical Philosophy. 615 24$aSocial Philosophy. 615 24$aCultural Studies. 615 24$aEastern Philosophy. 615 24$aChinese Philosophy. 615 24$aIntercultural Philosophy and Religious Traditions. 676 $a303.66 676 $a303.66 700 $aMahapatra$b Debidatta Aurobinda$0956110 702 $aGrego$b Richard 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910512166303321 996 $aSensual Austerity and Moral Leadership$92557985 997 $aUNINA