In defence of wish lists: business ethics, professional ethics, and ordinary morality
In defence of wish lists: business ethics, professional ethics, and ordinary morality
Business ethics is often understood as a variety of professional ethics, and thus
distinct from ordinary morality in an important way. This article seeks to challenge two ways of defending this claim: first, from the nature of business practice, and second, from the contribution of business. The former argument fails because it undermines our ability to rule out a professional-ethics approach to a number of disreputable practices. The latter argument fails because the contribution of business is extrinsic to business in a way that distinguishes from the established professions. The article ultimately suggests we adopt a more aspirational approach to business ethics, which retains an appeal even in the face of charges of anti-capitalist irrelevance.
Sinnicks, Matthew
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Sinnicks, Matthew
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Sinnicks, Matthew
(2021)
In defence of wish lists: business ethics, professional ethics, and ordinary morality.
Business and Professional Ethics Journal.
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Abstract
Business ethics is often understood as a variety of professional ethics, and thus
distinct from ordinary morality in an important way. This article seeks to challenge two ways of defending this claim: first, from the nature of business practice, and second, from the contribution of business. The former argument fails because it undermines our ability to rule out a professional-ethics approach to a number of disreputable practices. The latter argument fails because the contribution of business is extrinsic to business in a way that distinguishes from the established professions. The article ultimately suggests we adopt a more aspirational approach to business ethics, which retains an appeal even in the face of charges of anti-capitalist irrelevance.
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Accepted/In Press date: 27 October 2021
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Local EPrints ID: 470074
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/470074
ISSN: 0277-2027
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