Economic Ethics - Kant's View

Author: Bowie
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book is a representative work in business ethics, presenting a notable attempt to combine Kantian ethical perspectives with economics. It explores the possibility of businesses adhering to moral and ethical norms while pursuing the economic goal of maximizing profits, addressing the inherent conflict between the two. The book delves into fundamental propositions and challenges in business ethics, such as the necessity, feasibility, and significance of pursuing virtue in corporate activities, and whether acting according to moral principles would affect a company's profitability. This book offers significant theoretical and practical insights for regulating the behavior of economic actors like businesses, enhancing their quality, and promoting the establishment of a fair and reasonable market competition system on a broader scale.