{"product_id":"business-ethics-a-kantian-perspective-hardback-9780631211730","title":"Business Ethics; A Kantian Perspective (Hardback) 9780631211730","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBusiness Ethics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Kantian Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNorman E. Bowie (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631211730, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 December 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e193 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.2 x 16 x 1.9 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Bowie is a very senior person in business ethics - one of the half dozen or so people who are generally acknowledged as leaders in the field. He has extensive experience as a writer, teacher, and consultant in business ethics and philosophy. I have no doubt that his book will be well received, widely reviewed, and extremely influential in the discipline.\" \u003ci\u003eRobert Fredericks, Bentley College.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book provides essential reading for anyone with an academic or professional interest in business ethics today.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction. \u003cp\u003e1. The Self-Defeating Nature of Immoral Business Practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction Immoral Actions Are Based on Self-Defeating Maxims Inconsistency and Immorality Applications to Business.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt Seems Right in Theory But Does It Work in Practice?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjections to the Application of Kantian Ethics to Business.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtending the Reach of Categorical Imperatives: Pragmatically Inconsistent Maxims.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Neither Being Trustworthy nor Not Trusting in Business Involves a Pragmatic Contradiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransition to Chapter 2.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Treating the Humanity of Stakeholders as Ends rather than as Means Merely.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Respect for Persons Principle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot Using Employees: Neither Coercion nor Deceit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness Practices That Reduce or Remove Coercion and Deception.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Objection and Replies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePositive Freedom ad Meaningful Work: Respecting the Humanity in a Person.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKant’s Reflection s on Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeaningful Work and Contemporary Business.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Firm as a Moral Community.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViewing Organizations and Human Nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating the Kantian Moral Firm: The Kingdom of Ends Formulation of the Categorical Imperative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Principles of a Moral Firm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications for Organizational Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Acting from Duty: How Pure a Motive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKant’s Position on the Purity of Moral Motives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategic Payoffs and Moral Motives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReasons and Emotions: A Brief Aside.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultiple Moral Motives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Cosmopolitan Perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Morality of the Market.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational Business Can Contribute to World Peace, Universal Rights, and Democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjections and Replies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52316814147864,"sku":"9780631211730","price":93.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631211730.jpg?v=1781826420","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/business-ethics-a-kantian-perspective-hardback-9780631211730","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}