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02-05-2018 | Book Review

Review of Business Ethics: A Kantian Perspective, by Norman E. Bowie, 2nd edition

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017, 221 pp, ISBN: 978-1-107-12090-7

Author: Ebrahim Azadegan

Published in: Journal of Business Ethics | Issue 2/2018

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Since the first edition of this book was published in 1999, Kantian philosophy has breathed new life into business ethics discourse. Several papers both for and against Kantian business ethics—and responding to Bowie’s noteworthy account in particular—have been published. Bowie has revised some of his ideas and arguments in the light of these current debates in Kantian business ethics, yet his devotion to capitalism remains. This review does not focus on the differences between two editions but rather concentrates on his “latest thoughts on Kantian business ethics” (x). …

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Kant, I. Foundation of the metaphysics of morals. [abbriviated as Groundworks]. (Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten 1785). Trans. L. W. Beck. New York: Macmillan, 1990.

Kant, I. The metaphysics of morals. [abbreviated as Metaphysics of Morals]. (Die Metaphysik der Sitten 1787). Trans. J. Ladd. Indianapolis, IN: Hackett Publishing Company, 1999.

Title: Review of Business Ethics: A Kantian Perspective, by Norman E. Bowie, 2nd edition
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017, 221 pp, ISBN: 978-1-107-12090-7
Author: Ebrahim Azadegan
Publication date: 02-05-2018
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Journal of Business Ethics / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 0167-4544
Electronic ISSN: 1573-0697
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-018-3884-4

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