Humanistic ethics in the age of globality /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dierksmeier, Claus
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:Humanism in business series.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Pre-modern theories
  • A. Socrates and Plato : applying their humanistic views to modern business / Ioanna Patsioti-Tsacpounidis
  • B. Aristotle's economic ethics / Claus Dierksmeier and Michael Pirson
  • Stoic humanism / Maximilian Forschner
  • Thomas Aquinas on business and the fulfillment of human needs / Claus Dierksmeier and Anthony Celano
  • Modern positions
  • A. Kant's humanist ethics / Claus Dierksmeier
  • B. Humanistic values in German idealism / Richard Fincham
  • Marx and humanism / Ulrich Steinvorth
  • John Stuart Mill and the idea of a stationary state economy / Michael Buckley
  • Contemporary philosophy
  • A. Habermas and his communicative perspective / Suzan Langenberg
  • B. Sen and Nussbaum on human capabilities in business / Benedetta Giovanola
  • Solomon on the role of virtue ethics in business / Ulrike Kirchengast
  • Wittgenstein and the challenge of global ethics / Julian Friedland
  • Non-western and non-traditional approaches
  • A. Humanistic values in Indian and Chinese traditions / Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach
  • B. "African humanism" and a case study from the Swahili coast / Kai Kresse.