{"product_id":"doing-good-how-ethical-capitalism-can-save-liberal-democracy-hardback-9781509572113","title":"Doing Good; How Ethical Capitalism Can Save Liberal Democracy (Hardback) 9781509572113","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDoing Good\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow Ethical Capitalism Can Save Liberal Democracy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMarkus Gabriel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509572113, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 March 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 14.5 x 2.8 cm, 0.431 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\u003cp\u003e\"Stimulating and provocative. It is the kind of work that should inspire other books to be written.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Markus Gabriel makes a powerful case for 'ethical capitalism,' where profit is generated from doing good not harm and aligns private with social and environmental interests. It is an important message that academics, policymakers, and practitioners would do well to heed.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eColin Mayer, University of Oxford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Markus Gabriel is a philosopher with enormous reach, nuance, relevance, and courage. He explains concepts clearly and pulls no punches with respect to the sacred cows of our current political moment. \u003ci\u003eDoing Good\u003c\/i\u003e rejects the authoritarianism of the populist right and the narrow economism of the Marxian left and offers instead a deeply ethical yet pragmatic guide for our collective future. Gabriel puts forth a broader social vision than that offered by the economists, one that confronts the excesses of global capitalism and private enterprise, and that promotes an ethos of collaboration and creativity in an ethically grounded, democratic, and sustainable society. \u003ci\u003eDoing Good\u003c\/i\u003e is an important contribution at this precarious time for peace, economic justice, and civil liberties.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Milberg, The New School for Social Research\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If capitalism is going to survive it will need to reform, and Markus Gabriel argues persuasively that radical innovation in the market economy is not only necessary but entirely feasible. This book sets out a model for moral progress in Western economies, progress that does not depend on changing human nature, but rather on reform of the structures of business and markets.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDame Diane Coyle, University of Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoing Good\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold call for a new social contract in a world buckling under the weight of multiple crises – geopolitical tension, ecological collapse, technological disruption, growing inequality, and the slow erosion of liberal democracy. The promises of modernity, once rooted in the convergence of technoscientific progress and liberal capitalism, have failed to deliver widespread peace and prosperity. Instead, we face an uncertain future that demands radical rethinking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarkus Gabriel offers a daring yet pragmatic vision: a New Enlightenment that fuses ethical insight with market forces. We don't need to abandon capitalism, but we need a revolution within capitalism itself: ethical capitalism. This is a form of capitalism that does not merely accommodate morality but thrives on it – generating profit by doing good.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRejecting the temptation to vilify capitalism, Gabriel reframes it as a system ripe for moral evolution. Doing business is not exempt from ethical responsibility. Ethical business is not only more just: it is economically smarter too. Businesses that solve real problems, respect planetary boundaries, and promote human flourishing are better positioned for long-term success than those that pursue short-term gain through exploitation or extraction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEthical capitalism is not a utopian fantasy: it is a realistic, actionable path that rejects authoritarian alternatives while advancing a richer conception of freedom. Gabriel thus opens the way to a new eco-social liberalism, one grounded in what we actually know about ourselves as prosocial, value-producing animals. \u003ci\u003eDoing Good\u003c\/i\u003e is both a warning and a manifesto for those determined to steer humanity toward a future worth inheriting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe definitions of ethics, capitalism, and society\u003cbr\u003eNested Crises — The Complexity of the Present Moment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Ethical Capitalism\u003cbr\u003eEconomics in Crises\u003cbr\u003eRecoupling Moral and Economic Value—The Road to a New Enlightenment\u003cbr\u003eThe Human Animal—The Primacy of Cooperation\u003cbr\u003eMoral Progress and Sustainability\u003cbr\u003eP.S.: 'Capitalism' as Reification\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart II: Applications\u003cbr\u003eThe CPO and the Ethics Department\u003cbr\u003eLet Children Vote!\u003cbr\u003eThe Metaphysical Pandemic—Governing our Desire\u003cbr\u003eNext Generation Ethics of AI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eEndnotes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453550063896,"sku":"9781509572113","price":14.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509572113.jpg?v=1785286288","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/doing-good-how-ethical-capitalism-can-save-liberal-democracy-hardback-9781509572113","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}