Is there Such a Thing as a Good Profit? Taking Conventional Ethics Seriously.
This paper will show that if we take conventional ethics seriously, then there is no moral justification for business profits. To show this, we explore three conventional ethical theories, namely Christian ethics, Kantian ethics and Utilitarian ethics. Since they essentially reject self-interest, th...
| Publicado en: | Philosophia Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 1725 - 1752 |
|---|---|
| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Artículo |
| Publicado: |
Springer Nature
Sep2021
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=152043160&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 152043160 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00483893 1VPF jtl: Philosophia issn: 00483893 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep2021 vid: 49 iid: 4 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 152043160 10.1007/s11406-020-00310-6 ppf: 1725 ppct: 27 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 537KB tig: atl: Is there Such a Thing as a Good Profit? Taking Conventional Ethics Seriously. aug: au: Svanberg, Marja K. Svanberg, Carl F. C. affil: Aalto University School of Business, Espoo, Finland Kerava, Finland su: Business ethics Professional ethics Business enterprises Christian ethics Justification (Christian theology) sug: subj: Business ethics Professional ethics Business enterprises Christian ethics Justification (Christian theology) keyword: Conventional ethics Morality of business The ethics of self-sacrifice The profit motive ab: This paper will show that if we take conventional ethics seriously, then there is no moral justification for business profits. To show this, we explore three conventional ethical theories, namely Christian ethics, Kantian ethics and Utilitarian ethics. Since they essentially reject self-interest, they also reject the essence of business: the profit motive. To illustrate the relationship, we will concretize how the anti-egoist perspective expresses itself in business and business ethics. In business, we look at what many businesses regard as proof of their virtue. In business ethics, we look at what many business ethicists say about the relationship between morality and self-interest and, thus, the profit motive. Ultimately, we will argue that conventional ethics can, at most, only justify the means of business (i.e., aspects of running a business), but not the end of business (i.e., profits). pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Philosophia is a copyright of Springer, 2021. All Rights Reserved. item: Philosophia holder: Springer Nature dt: @attributes: year: 2021 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|