Overcoming the Theory/Practice Opposition in Business Ethics

Much of the basic philosophical orientation of recent literature in applied ethics has come from main line ethical theories, from utilitarianism to contractarianism to Kantianism, but many applied ethicists warn that unless practices are guided by theoretical principles whose truth value can be rati...

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Published in:Business & professional ethics journal 1995-12, Vol.14 (4), p.23-42
Main Author: Fairfield, Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied ethics
Aristotelean ethics
Business
Business ethics
Commerce
Corporate management
Corporations
Ethical epistemology
Ethics
Foundationalism
Moral judgment
Morality
Philosophy
Theory
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Summary:Much of the basic philosophical orientation of recent literature in applied ethics has come from main line ethical theories, from utilitarianism to contractarianism to Kantianism, but many applied ethicists warn that unless practices are guided by theoretical principles whose truth value can be rationally demonstrated, such practices will remain unreflective. Fairfield discusses the opposition between theory and practice in business ethics.
ISSN:0277-2027
2153-7828
DOI:10.5840/bpej199514410