“Be not conformed to this world”: Amish business ethics and MacIntyre’s critique of modernity
“Be not conformed to this world”: Amish business ethics and MacIntyre’s critique of modernity
This paper draws on MacIntyre’s ethical thought to illuminate a hitherto underexplored religious context for business ethics, that of the Amish. It draws on an empirical study of Amish settlements in Holmes County, Ohio, and aims to deepen our understanding of Amish business ethics by bringing it into contact with an ethical theory that has had a significant impact within business ethics, that of Alasdair MacIntyre. It also aims to extend MacIntyrean thought by drawing on his neglected critique of modernity in the context of business ethics. The Amish context allows us to appreciate the relationship between MacIntyre’s critique of modernity, his conception of practices and communities, and his distinctive approach to the virtues. It also helps us to better understand how the ethical life is possible within our emotivist culture.
Amish, Communities, Critique of Modernity, MacIntyre, Practices, Religion, Virtues
Jeong, Sunny
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Sinnicks, Matthew
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Burton, Nicholas
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Vu, Mai C.
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4 April 2024
Jeong, Sunny
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Sinnicks, Matthew
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Burton, Nicholas
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Vu, Mai C.
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Jeong, Sunny, Sinnicks, Matthew, Burton, Nicholas and Vu, Mai C.
(2024)
“Be not conformed to this world”: Amish business ethics and MacIntyre’s critique of modernity.
Journal of Business Ethics.
(doi:10.1007/s10551-024-05651-w).
Abstract
This paper draws on MacIntyre’s ethical thought to illuminate a hitherto underexplored religious context for business ethics, that of the Amish. It draws on an empirical study of Amish settlements in Holmes County, Ohio, and aims to deepen our understanding of Amish business ethics by bringing it into contact with an ethical theory that has had a significant impact within business ethics, that of Alasdair MacIntyre. It also aims to extend MacIntyrean thought by drawing on his neglected critique of modernity in the context of business ethics. The Amish context allows us to appreciate the relationship between MacIntyre’s critique of modernity, his conception of practices and communities, and his distinctive approach to the virtues. It also helps us to better understand how the ethical life is possible within our emotivist culture.
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Accepted/In Press date: 24 February 2024
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Published date: 4 April 2024
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Amish, Communities, Critique of Modernity, MacIntyre, Practices, Religion, Virtues
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