Ethics, Economic Organisation and the Social Contract
In: EconomEtica, No. 41, July 2012
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In: EconomEtica, No. 41, July 2012
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In: Routledge INEM advances in economic methodology
In: Routledge focus
"The links between self-interest and morality have been examined in moral philosophy since Plato. Economics is a mostly value-free discipline, having lost its original ethical dimension as described by Adam Smith. Examining moral philosophy through the framework provided by economics offers new insights into both disciplines and the discussion on the origins and nature of morality. The Morality of Economic Behaviour: Economics as Ethics argues that moral behaviour does not need to be exogenously encouraged or enforced because morality is a side effect of interactions between self-interested agents. The argument relies on two important parameters: behaviour in a social environment and the effects of intertemporal choice on rational behaviour. Considering social structures and repeated interactions on rational maximisation allows an argument for the morality of economic behaviour. Amoral agents interacting within society can reach moral outcomes. Thus, economics becomes a synthesis of moral and rational choice theory bypassing the problems of ethics in economic behaviour whilst promoting moral behaviour and ethical outcomes. This approach sheds new light on practical issues such as economic policy, business ethics and social responsibility. This book is of interest primarily to students of politics, economics and philosophy but will also appeal to anyone who is interested in morality and ethics, and their relationship with self-interest."
In: International journal of media & cultural politics, Volume 13, Issue 1, p. 191-196
ISSN: 2040-0918
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In: Political theology, Volume 10, Issue 1, p. 177-180
ISSN: 1743-1719
In: American Review of Political Economy: ARPE, Volume 5, Issue 1
ISSN: 1551-1383
Christians have a moral obligation to help the poor and destitute, and many Christians argue that we must exercise our moral obligation by, for example, redistributing income or by enacting price controls and minimum wages. Christians must proceed with caution when prescribing such policies: the resulting changes in incentives embodied in changed formal institutions may in fact work to the detriment of "the least of these" among us.
In: Indian journal of public administration, Volume 41, Issue 3, p. 307-315
ISSN: 2457-0222
In: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics; Ethics, Hunger and Globalization, p. 165-179
In: Ethical Economy. Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy
In: Routledge focus on business and management
Why unethics? -- Introduction: market overreach -- The mechanism of unethics -- The market and the corruption of activities -- When the invisible hand fails -- Moral disengagement -- Nature and future generations -- Integral ecology and future earth -- Nurturing place -- The fate of future generations -- Business and economics -- The fallacy of stakeholder management -- Economic ethics and world religions -- Beyond self -- The richness of life -- Art can save the world -- Index
In: Politeia. Notizie di Politeia, Volume 24, Issue 89, p. 41-84
ISSN: 1128-2401
In: Ethical Economy, Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy 51
This book presents a selection of articles with focus on the theoretical foundations of business ethics, and in particular on the philosophy of management and on human rights and business. This implies identifying and discussing conflicts as well as agreement with regard to the philosophical and other foundations of business and management. Despite the general interest in corporate social responsibility and business ethics, the contemporary discussion rarely touches upon the normative core and philosophical foundations of business. There is a need to discuss the theoretical basis of business ethics and of business and human rights. Even though the actions and activities of business may be discussed from a moral perspective, not least in the media, the judgments and opinions relating to business and management often lack deeper moral reflection and consistency. Partly for this reason, business ethicists are constantly challenged to provide such moral and philosophical foundations for business ethics and for business and human rights, and to communicate them in an understandable manner. Such a challenge is also of scientific kind. Positions and opinions in the academic field need to be substantiated by thorough moral and theoretical reflection to underpin normative approaches. Far too often, business ethicists may agree on matters, which they approach from different and sometimes irreconcilable philosophical standpoints, resulting in superficial agreement but deeper-lying disagreement. In other cases, it may be of high relevance to identify philosophical standpoints that despite conflicting fundamentals may arrive at conclusions acceptable to everyone
In: Gesellschaften im Umbruch: Verhandlungen des 27. Kongresses der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie in Halle an der Saale 1995, p. 275-290