‘Technologists were best qualified to govern because of their technical expertise’. Discuss in detail.
Mussolini and Hitler were great leaders, but not ‘Moral Leaders’, since their goals were not morally valuable.
‘An Utopian society shall be governed by a philosopher-king whose moral wisdom best qualifies him to rule’ – Plato
‘Technologists were best qualified to govern because of their technical expertise, as well as
their logical, practical and unprejudiced minds’– Frederick Taylor
But no single profession has the only right to moral governance of society.
Leadership is also moving away from any narrow professional interests.
Moral leadership is not ‘dominance by elite’, but stimulating groups toward morally desirable ends.