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An Inquiry Into The Possibility Of An Ethical Politics, Louis E. Wolcher
An Inquiry Into The Possibility Of An Ethical Politics, Louis E. Wolcher
Louis E Wolcher
Politics is about struggle against others, and it results in the use of law (and hence the threat of coercion) as its primary means for accomplishing its ends. Ethics is about care for others beyond all calculations of individual or collective self-interest. Can politics and ethics be reconciled? In particular, is an ethical politics possible for the twenty-first century? This essay traces the history of grounds and grounding in Western thought with respect to the problem of providing a foundation for any imaginable regime of "ethical" politics in something that would be more solid than mere individual preferences. The investigation …
Asking The Right Question In Business Ethics, Louis E. Wolcher
Asking The Right Question In Business Ethics, Louis E. Wolcher
Louis E Wolcher
Based on an address the author gave in Paris in December 2009 at an international program entitled "Revisiting Business Ethics," the present paper attempts to clarify, both philosphically and ethically, the most important aspects of what are called "ethical business practices" and "corporate social responsibility" as these themes present themselves to the individual corporate employee confronted with ethical problems.