On a Recent Naturalism Debate in Business Ethics – from a Philosophy Point of View
William C. Frederick proposes a naturalistic business ethics. Many commentators focus on the issues of naturalistic fallacy, deprivation of freedom of the will, and possibility of important and universal moral values in business ethics. I argue that an ethics being naturalistic is not a worry. The i...
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Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2007
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Journal of business ethics
Έτος: 2007, Τόμος: 82, Τεύχος: 4, Σελίδες: 889 |
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
William Hamilton
B G.E. Moore B naturalistic ethics B Altruism B Sociobiology B Naturalism B William C. Frederick B Contemporary philosophy B Naturalistic Fallacy B Mutualism B Timothy L. Fort |
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Σύνοψη: | William C. Frederick proposes a naturalistic business ethics. Many commentators focus on the issues of naturalistic fallacy, deprivation of freedom of the will, and possibility of important and universal moral values in business ethics. I argue that an ethics being naturalistic is not a worry. The issue of deprivation of free will is irrelevant. Yet there are urgent questions regarding the possibility of important and universal moral values, which may prevent Frederick’s view from getting off the ground. |
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ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9599-6 |