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...

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Published in:	Philosophia Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 1725 - 1752
Main Authors:	Svanberg, Marja K., Svanberg, Carl F. C.
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Sep2021
Subjects:	Business ethics Professional ethics Business enterprises Christian ethics Justification (Christian theology)
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