Leadership in a Society

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Leadership in a society
Leadership in a society is a complicated process that raises primary philosophical concern. Every philosopher has to give their view on the leadership in the world’s communities for citizens to evaluate and resort to resolute conclusions. Plato views political leadership to revolve around morality observing human to self-interested and possessing the strength to deceive e and make citizens believe that they are serving their interest. Thomas Hobbes, on the other hand, describes leadership with the human desire for the ower which he predicts to be a universal war. Due to the unrelenting urge of power societies will plunge into conflicts unless the government will smart to use power in bringing order. Into different roles of a leader in the community each of the above, philosophers had their point of view.
Leaders are teachers and harmonizers.
Plato views a leader to be intellectuals who can harmonize situations and improve the conditions of those they lead (Rejai, Mostafa and Kay Phillips, 186). To Thomas leaders always possess the unique skill to convince the society but also beneficial to the citizens.
Leader as a guide and resourceful individuals
Thomas and Plato view leaders in a society to have a divine nature and those citizens who are loyal to them can prosper with their assistance.
A leader is a mediator of people’s diverse interests.
Hobbes and his law of nature provide a solution to civil war to be a social agreement to alleviate conflict by annihilating self-interest to create peace (Rejai, Mostafa and Kay Phillips, 187).

Plato describes a leader in initializing to be one who can contribute in decision making for the benefit of the society.
Profiles of leaders
Plato describes leaders like the members of a society who uses their strength to gain personal influence and acquire wealth (Rejai, Mostafa and Kay Phillips, 187). Hobbes view leaders to be serving an innate desire that can result in conflict in a society and it’s upon citizens to agree on the laws to guide them.
Laws of nature
According to Plato leaders always work to unite people while Hobbes defines leaders to be people who serve their selfish interests and provides personal liberty as a solution to such crisis in leadership.
In conclusion, Plato and Hobbes in their philosophical work describe leaders in a society to be possessing unique skills and roles. Their presence in the community can unite the people and at the same time can only serve their interests.

Work cited
Rejai, Mostafa, and Kay Phillips. “Leadership Theory and Human Nature.” Journal of Political & Military Sociology, vol. 32, no. 2, Winter2004, pp. 185-192. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=19403071&site=ehost-live.