The Triumph of the Will

In this paper some of the most elusive concepts in administrative thought are revisited, most notably that of will but also cognate and related notions such as intention, consciousness, value and depth motivation. Philosophical resources drawn upon include Nietzsche. The writer also draws on his own works and, after considering aspects of contemporary malaise, is led to propose a curricular reform and research direction which would substitute axiological for current epistemological preoccupations. The new agenda would be appropriate to the condition of postmodernity yet congruent with the spirit of Socratic classicism. A directional shift is necessary within the administrative profession because the leadership function has the potential for being either the greatest of applied humanisms or the most devastating of all sociopathologies.