ABSTRACT
What would it mean to take leadership so defined as a topic for political philosophy? Among the significant issues that would come in for more scrutiny than they have received over the years are the exercise of judgment by leaders; the relationship between leaders and the subordinates to whom responsibility has been delegated; questions about ethics and politics; and the distinctive characteristics of good decision-making on the part of those most centrally responsible for directing the activities of a political community, or for carrying out the will of others in a democratic system.
