Business Ethics (Kant's View)

Author: (USA) Boyi, translated by Xia Zhenping
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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 ethical norms and behavioral standards while pursuing the economic goal of maximizing profits, addressing the inherent contradictions 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 insights, both theoretically and practically, for regulating the behavior of economic actors like businesses, enhancing their quality, and promoting the establishment of a fair and reasonable competitive market system on a broader scale.