RT Article
T1 Acquiring Economic Justice for All: An Ongoing Struggle
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 20
IS 2
SP 93
OP 99
A1 Burdenski, H. M.
A1 Dunson, D. H.
A2 Dunson, D. H.
LA English
YR 1999
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785612379
AB Ten years have passed since the National Council of Catholic Bishops presented their pastoral letter Economic Justice for All. For a democratic society to succeed, it must cultivate moral attachments. The following three questions are asked of all Americans regarding social ethics: l) How do my economic choices contribute to a sensitivity to those in need? 2) With what care, human kindness and justice do I conduct myself at work? 3) How do I strike a balance between labor and leisure that enlarges my capacity for friendships, for family life, for community? The importance of a sense of shared humanity is discussed and recommendations are made regarding emotions as strategies in the process of moral decisionmaking. The task of sensitizing both the intellectual convictions and the emotional feelings of Americans towards a more compassionate stance vis-a-vis the ‘disinherited’ in our midst is presented.
K1 Social Ethics
K1 Social Justice
K1 ethical decisionmaking
K1 economic pastoral
K1 economic justice
K1 Business Ethics
DO 10.1023/A:1005939000211