Recent Work in Ethical Theory and Its Implications for Business Ethics

We review recent developments in ethical pluralism, ethical particularism, Kantian intuitionism, rights theory, and climate change ethics, and show the relevance of these developments in ethical theory to contemporary business ethics. This paper explains why pluralists think that ethical decisions s...

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Authors: Arnold, Denis G. (Author) ; Audi, Robert (Author) ; Zwolinski, Matt (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2010
In: Business ethics quarterly
Year: 2010, Volume: 20, Issue: 4, Pages: 559-581
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Summary:We review recent developments in ethical pluralism, ethical particularism, Kantian intuitionism, rights theory, and climate change ethics, and show the relevance of these developments in ethical theory to contemporary business ethics. This paper explains why pluralists think that ethical decisions should be guided by multiple standards and why particularists emphasize the crucial role of context in determining sound moral judgments. We explain why Kantian intuitionism emphasizes the discerning power of intuitive reason and seek to integrate that with the comprehensiveness of Kant’s moral framework. And we show how human rights can be grounded in human agency, and explain the connections between human rights and climate change.
ISSN:2153-3326
Contains:Enthalten in: Business ethics quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5840/beq201020438