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Developing a Virtue-Imbued Casuistry for Business Ethics

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  • The only book of its kind on moral decision-making and business ethics
  • Makes it novel and a significant contribution to the field of business ethics by providing a comprehensive account of casuistry as a method of moral problem solving applied to business
  • Unique comparison of casuistry to classic virtue theory
  • Only text of its genre to explain the advantages and disadvantages of casuistry
  • Facilitates a deeper understanding of some of the pressing problems of the day
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Issues in Business Ethics (IBET, volume 42)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
  2. Building a Casuistry for Business

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Features and History

      • Martin Calkins
      Pages 3-15
    3. Normativity and Analogy in Casuistry

      • Martin Calkins
      Pages 21-25
    4. The Role of Principles in Casuistry

      • Martin Calkins
      Pages 27-30
    5. Reflective Equilibrium and Casuistry

      • Martin Calkins
      Pages 31-42
    6. Criticisms of Casuistry

      • Martin Calkins
      Pages 43-63
  3. Virtue Ethics in the Context of Business

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
    2. Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics

      • Martin Calkins
      Pages 73-105
    3. Building a Virtue Theory for Business

      • Martin Calkins
      Pages 107-129
    4. Virtue Ethics’ Value

      • Martin Calkins
      Pages 131-141
  4. Overlaps and Synergies of Methods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
    2. The Synergy of Casuistry and Virtue Ethics

      • Martin Calkins
      Pages 145-161
  5. Using Virtue-Imbued Casuistry in Business Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179

About this book

Casuistry, Virtue and Business Ethics brings together three important processes for business ethics: casuistry, virtue ethics and the business case method. In doing so, it considers the overlap and synergy of casuistry and virtue ethics, the similarities and differences of casuistry and the business case method and the relationships between emerging and well-established cases. The goal of the book is twofold: to provide a distinctly practical method for moral decision-making within the context of business and to illustrate how contemporary vexing issues are similar to those of the past and how they might be resolved satisfactorily.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Management and Marketing, University of Massachusetts Boston College of Management, Boston, USA

    Martin Calkins

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Developing a Virtue-Imbued Casuistry for Business Ethics

  • Authors: Martin Calkins

  • Series Title: Issues in Business Ethics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8724-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Netherlands 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8723-9Published: 20 May 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-7851-0Published: 27 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-8724-6Published: 08 May 2014

  • Series ISSN: 0925-6733

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-1680

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 281

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Ethics, Management, Religious Studies, general

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eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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