Overall, the book offers a practical and accessible account of how Plato's ancient leadership models can inform and guide today's leaders.
Dominic Scott is a professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford. He has previously held positions at Cambridge and the University of Virginia, as well as visiting positions at Princeton, Harvard, and the Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington DC. In 2001-3 he was a British Academy Research Reader and in 2016 a Humboldt Fellow based in Munich. He has written numerous books on ancient philosophy, as well as co-authoring The Humanities World Report 2015.
R. Edward Freeman is University Professor, Olsson Professor, and Academic Director of the Institute for Business in Society at the University of Virginia. He is best known for his award-winning book Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach (Pitman, 1984; reprinted by Cambridge University Press in 2010). He has received six honorary doctorates (Doctor Honoris Causa) for his work on stakeholder theory and business ethics. He is the host of The Stakeholder Podcast, sponsored by Stakeholder Media, LLC.