Christoph Luetge

Editor

Handbook of the
Philosophical Foundations
of Business Ethics

Volume

With 29 Figures and 10 Tables

Springer
Contents

Volume 1

Part 1 Aristotelian Foundations of Business Ethics

George Bragues

1 Aristotelian Business Ethics: Core Concepts and Theoretical

Foundations
George Bragues

2 Aristotle and Business: An Inescapable Tension

Colin D Pearce

3 Aristotle and the Corporation

Alejo Jose G Sison

4 Aristotle on Character Formation

Edwin Hartman

5 The Empirics of Virtue Theory: What Can Psychology

Tell Us About Moral Character?

Miguel Alzola

6 Virtue as a Model of Business Ethics

Eugene Heath

Part 2 Scholastic Thought and Business Ethics

Domenec Mele

7 Scholastic Thought and Business Ethics: An Overview

Domenec Mele

8 Scholastic Business Ethics: Thomas Aquinas Versus

William of Ockham
Claus Dierksmeier

9 Economic and Business Ethics in Select Italian Scholastics

(ca. 1200-1450)
Martin Schlag
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10 Business Ethics in the School of Salamanca
Andre Azevedo Alves and Jose Manuel Moreira

11 The Influence of Thomistic Thought in Contemporary

227
Business Ethics
Helen Alford

Hume and Smith to

Part 3 Morality and Self-interest: From
251
Contemporary Perspectives
Christoph Luetge
David Hume and the Scottish Enlightenment 253
12
Gerhard Engel

13 Adam Smith on Morality and Self-Interest 281

Thomas Wells

14 Utilitarianism 297

Nikil Mukerji
15 Biological and Experimental Perspectives on Self-interest:

Reciprocal Altruism and Genetic Egoism 313

Hannes Rusch and Ulrich Frey

Part 4 Kantian and Hegelian Thoughts on

Modern Economics 337

Tatjana Schdnwalder-Kuntze

16 Kant's Categorical Imperative and the Moral Worth of

Increasing Profits 339

Karsten M. Thiel

17 The Figure of "Rivalry" and Its Function in Kant's Ethics 355

Tatjana Schonwalder-Kuntze
18 Kant and Hegel on Property 385
Andreas Eckl

19 Hegel on Modern Economics and Business 415

Albena Neschen

20 Hegel and the French: Economical

Philosophy Instead
of Ethics
431
Wolf Dieter Enkelmann

Part 5 A Marxist Ethic of Business

451
J. Angelo Corlett
21 A Marxist Ethic of Business
463
J. Angelo Corlett
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Part 6 Contemporary Continental Philosophy and

Business Ethics 481

Campbell Jones

22 Life 483
Mollie Painter-Morland

23 The Other 495

David Bevan

24 Purpose 507
Rene ten Bos

25 Faith 517
Bent Meier S0rensen and Sverre Spoelstra

Volume 2

Part 7 Discourse Ethics and Business 527

Katja Thierjung

26 Fundamentals of Discourse Ethics 529

Katja Thierjung

27 Discourse and Normative Business Ethics 549

Peter Edward and Hugh Willmott

28 Discourse and Tractable Morality 581

Gjalt de Graaf

Part 8 Contractarianism 603

Christoph Luetge
29 The Classic Social Contract Tradition 605

Wolfgang Kersting
30 The Modern Social Contract Tradition 631
Lisa Herzog
31 The Idea of a Contractarian Business Ethics 647

Christoph Luetge

Part 9 Sen's Capabilities, Poverty and Economic Welfare 659

Adela Cortina

32 The Philosophical Foundations of the Capabilities Approach ....

661
Jesus Conill

33 The Capability Approach as Guidance for Corporate Ethics ....

675

Georges Enderle
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34 Capabilities, Human Rights and Business 693

Adela Cortina

35 Poverty as a Lack of Freedom: A Short History of the

Capability Approach 709

Gustavo Pereira

36 Business Contribution to Human Development from the

Capabilities Approach Standpoint 719

Domingo Garcia-Marza
37 Agency, Welfare, Equality, and Democracy 731
David A. Crocker

Part 10 Justice and Business Ethics 741

Geert Demuijnck
38 Duties of Justice in Business 743
Geert Demuijnck
39 Executive Compensation and Distributive Justice 761
Luc Van Liedekerke

Part 11 Jewish Foundations of Business Ethics 775

Aaron Levine*

40 Imitatio Dei and Jewish Business Ethics Ill

Aaron Levine

Part 12 Christian Foundations of Business Ethics 803

Michael Schramm

41 Christian Social and Business Ethics: Biblical Foundations 805

Traugott Jahnichen
42 Christian Metaphysics and Business Ethics: A Systematic
Approach 325
Michael Schramm

43 The Traditional Christian Social Ethics

847
Ursula Nothelle-Wildfeuer

Part 13 Islamic Foundations of Business Ethics 871

Jawed Akhtar Mohammed

44 The Ethical System in Islam -

Implications for
Business Practices
§73
Jawed Akhtar Mohammed

*Deceased
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45 Business Precepts of Islam: The Lawful and Unlawful

Business Transactions According to Shariah 883
Jawed Akhtar Mohammed

46 A Conceptual Framework of Business Ethics in Islam 899

Jawed Akhtar Mohammed

Part 14 Eastern Cultural, Philosophical and Religious

Foundations of Business Ethics 933

Po-Keung Ip

47 Daoism and Business Ethics 935

Po-Keung Ip

48 Chinese Guanxi and Business Ethics 955

Eike A. Langenberg
49 Confucian Virtues and Business Ethics 983
Edward J. Romar

50 Confucian and Legalist Basis of Leadership and

Business Ethics 1005

Kwang-Kuo Hwang

51 On Yijing as Basis of Chinese Business Ethics and

Management 1027

Chung-Ying Cheng

Volume 3

Part 15 Human Rights, Globalization and Business Ethics 1051

David Bilchitz

52 Corporations and Fundamental Rights: What is the

Nature of Their Obligations, if any? 1053
David Bilchitz

53 Corporate Human Rights Violations: A Case for

Regulation
Extraterritorial 1077

Surya Deva
54 What Are the Obligations of Those Who Invest

incorporations? 1091
Bonita Meyersfeld

Part 16 Gender Issues and Business Ethics 1111

Lindsay J. Thompson
55 Framing Global Gender Issues: Cross-Cultural Theory
and Analysis 1113

Lindsay J. Thompson
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56 Feminist Care Ethics and Business Ethics 1129

Maurice Hamington
57 Women's Work: Global Trends and Demographics of
Wealth and Employment 1145
Kristen Abatsis McHenry

58 Gender Issues in Entrepreneurship 1155

Denise Kleinrichert

59 Gender Issues in Corporate Leadership 1177

Devora Shapiro and Marilea Bramer

60 Work/Life Integration 1191

Erin C. Tarver

Part 17 Free Markets, Morality and Business Ethics 1203

Tibor R. Machan

61 Business and Liberty: An Ethical Union 1205

Tibor R. Machan

62 Pro-Market Versus Anti-Market Approaches to

Business Ethics 1223
Nicholas Capaldi
63 Entrepreneurship and Ethics 1239
Stephen Hicks
64 Making Room for Business Ethics: Rights as Metanorms for
Market and Moral Values 1247
Douglas B. Rasmussen and Douglas J. Den Uyl

Part 18 Property Rights: Material and Intellectual 1261

Robert W. McGee

65 Property Rights Versus Utilitarian Ethics 1263

Robert W. McGee

66 The Body as Property Doctrine 1275

Robert W. McGee

67 Property Rights Versus Governments 1305

Robert W. McGee

68 The Case Against Intellectual Property 1325

Stephan Kinsella
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Part 19 Philosophical Issues of Management and

Corporations 1359

Jacob Dahl Rendtorff

69 Basic Concepts of Philosophy of Management and

of Corporations 1361
Jacob Dahl Rendtorff

70 The History of the Philosophy of Management

and Corporations 1387
Jacob Dahl Rendtorff

71 Philosophical Theories of Management and Corporations 1409

Jacob Dahl Rendtorff

72 Recent Debates in Philosophy of Management 1433

Jacob Dahl Rendtorff

Part 20 Methodology and Business Ethics 1457

Jesus Zamora-Bonilla

73 Moral Implications of Rational Choice Theories 1459

John N. Hooker

74 Scientific Study of Morals 1477

Maria Grafenhain and Alex Wiegmann
75 Value Ladenness and the Value-Free Ideal in Scientific
Research 1503
Wenceslao J. Gonzalez

76 The Social Contract of Science 1523

J. Francisco Alvarez and Jesus Zamora-Bonilla

77 The Ethics of Statistical Testing 1535

Jan Sprenger and David Teira

Index 1551