Since Plato’s Republic, philosophers have outlined their expectations for political leaders and have offered judgments on the actions and decisions made by political leaders in their given context. It turns out that the American philosopher, William James, participates in this philosophical tradition. Although it has been assumed by professional philosophers—and even scholars of William James’s work—that James has no political philosophy, we argue that James’s political philosophy becomes both practical and useful for making judgments about and against political leaders.

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美利坚合众国：威廉·詹姆斯谈政治领导

自柏拉图的《理想国》以来，哲学家们概述了他们对政治领袖的期望，并对政治领袖在特定背景下的行动和决定做出了判断。事实证明，美国哲学家威廉·詹姆斯参与了这一哲学传统。尽管专业哲学家——甚至威廉·詹姆斯著作的学者——都假定詹姆斯没有政治哲学，但我们认为詹姆斯的政治哲学在判断政治领导人和反对政治领导人时变得既实用又有用。