Business ethics and philosophical pragmatism

Today it is common for business people to refer to themselves as pragmatists. There is, however, at least one significant difference between business pragmatism and traditional philosophical pragmatism: the attitude towards ethics. In this paper we discuss several approaches business pragmatists hav...

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Authors: Frederick, Robert E. (Author) ; Petry, Edward S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Proquest 1990
In: International journal of value-based management
Year: 1990, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 55-67
Further subjects:B Approach Business
B Philosophical Pragmatism
B Superior View
B Business People
B Business Ethic
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Summary:Today it is common for business people to refer to themselves as pragmatists. There is, however, at least one significant difference between business pragmatism and traditional philosophical pragmatism: the attitude towards ethics. In this paper we discuss several approaches business pragmatists have taken toward ethics in business. We then describe the approach taken by one philosophical pragmatist, William James. We conclude that, pragmatically speaking, philosophical pragmatism is the superior view.
ISSN:1572-8528
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of value-based management
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF01732413