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Course : Ethical Leadership

LEPC1 - Evangelos D. Protopapadakis, Tatia Basilaia, Roger Chamaa, Duška Franeta

Course Description

Course

Effective leadership encompasses a multifaceted approach, intertwining inspiration, fairness, and moderation. Ethical leadership underscores the importance of adhering to recognized principles and values, guiding actions toward a common goal. Transparency, integrity, and empathy are paramount, fostering trust and cohesion within the team. A judicious balance between assertiveness and humility empowers individuals, encouraging collaboration and innovation. Ultimately, ethical leadership cultivates an environment where every member feels valued, motivated, and empowered to contribute meaningfully toward shared objectives, fostering sustained success.

  • Course Syllabus

    I. Introduction to Ethics

    II. Major Ethical Traditions: Virtue Ethics

    III. Major Ethical Traditions: Deontological Ethics

    IV. Major Ethical Traditions: Consequentialist Ethics

    V. Virtue and Leadership 

    VI. Institutional Ethics and Leadership

    VII. The Limits of Virtue and Leadership 

    VIII. Utility and Leadership

    IX. Ethics of War and Leadership

    X. Business Ethics and Leadership

    XI. Social Ethics and Leadership

    XII. Leadership, Emerging Technologies, and Ethics

    XIII. Case Studies

    Course Objectives/Goals

    • Understanding the basic principles of ethical leadership and the role of virtues in leadership.
    • Analyzing classical virtues of ethical philosophy and their relation to leadership.
    • Developing skills to apply virtues in everyday leadership practice.
    • Analyzing cases to evaluate ethical dilemmas in leadership and develop skills to address them.
    • Understanding the importance of the leader's example and maintaining high ethical standards.
    • Developing a framework to assess and enhance ethical culture in domestic or international organizations.
    • Applying ethical leadership virtues in various environments and situations.

    Instructional Methods

    This course employs a dynamic blend of instructional methods to ensure a comprehensive learning experience. With a focus on engagement and flexibility, the instructional approach comprises 75% face-to-face teaching, fostering direct interaction between instructors and students in a traditional classroom setting. Additionally, 25% of the course involves distant teaching, which can be delivered either synchronously or asynchronously. This remote component allows students to access course materials, participate in discussions, and engage with learning activities at their own pace, leveraging online platforms and resources. By combining face-to-face interaction with remote learning opportunities, the course aims to cater to diverse learning styles and preferences, facilitating deeper understanding and collaboration among students while accommodating individual schedules and needs.

    Assessment Methods

    • 30%: Participation
    • 70%: Written assignment

    Prerequisites/Prior Knowledge

    This module has no prerequisites in the curriculum or prior knowledge requirements.

    Instructors

    Evangelos D. Protopapadakis is Professor of Applied Ethics and Bioethics (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens); Director of the NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory; Member of the Hellenic National Commission for Bioethics and Technoethics; Head of the Greek Unit of the International Chair in Bioethics (WMA Cooperation Center), Director of the MA Program Animal Welfare, Ethics and the Law, Member of the Pan-Orthodox Committee of Bioethics of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople, Member of the Greek National Authority of Assisted Reproduction, and Member of the Bioethics Committee of the Hellenic Pasteur Institute. He has published 4 monographs in Greek and 2 in English as the single author, as well as 12 edited volumes as the editor or the co-editor: 5 in English, 1 in Serbian and 6 in Greek. He has published more than 70 papers in domestic or international scientific journals and volumes. He is a member of several domestic and international philosophical societies; he is also the Editor-in-Chief of Conatus – Journal of Philosophy.

    E-mail: eprotopa@philosophy.uoa.gr ♦ ORCID iD:  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7502-3117

     

    Tatia Basilaia holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Applied Ethics from Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. She earned her M.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) from CEVRO University in Prague, Czech Republic, and her B.A. in Philosophy from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia. She has conducted research as a visiting fellow at the Applied Philosophy Research Lab of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She actively participates in international academic forums and scientific conferences, frequently engaging in scholarly dialogue on classical ethics and modern challenges, and has served as a co-organizer of international academic initiatives. Her research and teaching focus on the field of Applied Ethics, with particular emphasis on Moral Philosophy, Virtue Ethics, and the ethical dimensions of Artificial Intelligence. She has delivered invited lectures at Charles University and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her work has been published in scientific journals as well as in collective scientific volumes in both English and Georgian.

    E-mail: tbasilaia@philosophy.uoa.gr ♦ ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0702-3183

     

    Roger Chamaa holds a PhD in Philosophy, specialising in Moral and Political Philosophy, from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). His doctoral dissertation, entitled An Ethical, Geometrical, and Logical–Architectonic Reconstruction of Robert Nozick's Theory of Justice, focuses on political philosophy, individual rights and theories of justice. He also holds an MPhil in Applied Ethics, a BSc in Political Science and Public Administration, and a BSc in Business Administration. His academic experience includes teaching Bioethics and Ethics and Technology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, alongside research and editorial work for Conatus – Journal of Philosophy. He currently works at the European Parliament in Brussels, having previously worked at the Bank of Greece, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Hellenic Parliament and Athens International Airport. He has authored four books and contributed to international academic conferences and publications, including academic activities associated with the University of Toronto and the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. He is also a member of the Parnassos Literary Society, one of Greece's oldest literary and cultural institutions. His academic interests encompass applied ethics, political philosophy, leadership ethics, human rights and the ethical challenges of emerging technologies.

    E-mail: rogerchamaa@philosophy.uoa.gr ♦ ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2643-4395

     

    Duška Franeta (b. Dobrosavljev) is a professor at the Faculty of Law and Business Studies dr Lazar Vrkatić in Novi Sad, Serbia, where she teaches Philosophy of Law, Ethics, and Legal Ethics. Her main research interests include legal axiology, contemporary ethics, and hermeneutics. She has published approximately 50 single-author publications - including articles on the ideal of impartiality, trust, human dignity, the idea of integrity, the concept of publicity, bioethical issues, responsibility, and professional ethics - authored a book on human dignity, a textbook on philosophy of law, co-edited a volume on applied ethics (with E. Protopapadakis), and translated numerous papers and two books from English or German into Serbian. She presented her work at many scientific conferences, including at the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and at IVR World Congresses (in Portugal, Turkey, and Switzerland). Born in 1977. In Novi Sad, Serbia, she studied at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad (earning a diploma and a magister degree in Philosophy), Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg (research supported by the DAAD), and the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade (PhD, cum laude). Her dissertation was recognised for its excellence by the Miodrag Jovičić Foundation. She has been teaching at the university level since 2003.

    E-mail: duska.franeta@flv.edu.rs ♦ ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0996-8205

    Textbooks

    Conatus - Journal of Philosophy 8, no. 2, Special Issue: War Ethics. Guest Editor: Jovan Babić.

    You may either download, or view on-line the full issue.

    Bibliography

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    • Price, Terry. Understanding Ethical Failures in Leadership. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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    • Savulescu, Julian, and Evangelos D. Protopapadakis. “'Ethical Minefields' and the Voice of Common Sense: A Discussion with Julian Savulescu." Conatus - Journal of Philosophy 4, no. 1 (2019): 125–133. doi: https://doi.org/10.12681/cjp.19712.
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    • Tzu, Sun. The Art of War. New York: Peter Pauper Press, 2022.
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