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Moral Thinkers & PhilosophersEXAMINEYear 201710 Marks
Concept / Statute•Directive•Institution / Stakeholder
"Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them." – Napoleon Bonaparte. Explain in the light of ethics in public leadership.
Exact Syllabus Pointer
Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Bentham, Mill, Gandhi, Tagore, Ambedkar.
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Discovered through overlapping concepts: Napoleon Bonaparte Quote, Ambition and Character, Moral Principles
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