Alasdair Macintyre's Aristotelian Business Ethics: A Critique

被引：33

作者：

Dobson, John ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Calif Polytech State Univ San Luis Obispo, Coll Business, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS | 2009年 / 86卷 / 01期

关键词：

virtue; macintyre; capitalism;

D O I：

10.1007/s10551-008-9792-2

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper begins by summarizing and distilling MacIntyre's sweeping critique of modern business. It identifies the crux of MacIntyre's critique as centering on the fundamental Aristotelian concepts of internal goods and practices. MacIntyre essentially follows Aristotle in arguing that by privileging external goods over internal goods, business activity - and certainly modern capitalistic business activity - corrupts practices. Thus, from the perspective of virtue ethics, business is morally indefensible. The paper continues with an evaluation of MacIntyre's arguments. The conclusion is drawn that MacIntyre's critique, although partially valid, does not vitiate modern business as he claims. In short, modern business need not of necessity be antithetical to individuals' pursuit of internal goods within practices.

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页数：8

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