Business Ethics: A Kantian Perspective

Introduction.
<p>1. The Self–Defeating Nature of Immoral Business Practice.</p>
<p>Introduction Immoral Actions Are Based on Self–Defeating Maxims Inconsistency and Immorality Applications to Business.</p>
<p>It Seems Right in Theory But Does It Work in Practice?.</p>
<p>Objections to the Application of Kantian Ethics to Business.</p>
<p>Extending the Reach of Categorical Imperatives: Pragmatically Inconsistent Maxims.</p>
<p>Why Neither Being Trustworthy nor Not Trusting in Business Involves a Pragmatic Contradiction.</p>
<p>Transition to Chapter 2.</p>
<p>2. Treating the Humanity of Stakeholders as Ends rather than as Means Merely.</p>
<p>Introduction.</p>
<p>The Respect for Persons Principle.</p>
<p>Not Using Employees: Neither Coercion nor Deceit.</p>
<p>Business Practices That Reduce or Remove Coercion and Deception.</p>
<p>An Objection and Replies.</p>
<p>Positive Freedom ad Meaningful Work: Respecting the Humanity in a Person.</p>
<p>Kant s Reflection s on Work.</p>
<p>Meaningful Work and Contemporary Business.</p>
<p>3. The Firm as a Moral Community.</p>
<p>Introduction.</p>
<p>Viewing Organizations and Human Nature.</p>
<p>Creating the Kantian Moral Firm: The Kingdom of Ends Formulation of the Categorical Imperative.</p>
<p>The Principles of a Moral Firm.</p>
<p>Implications for Organizational Studies.</p>
<p>4. Acting from Duty: How Pure a Motive.</p>
<p>Introduction.</p>
<p>Kant s Position on the Purity of Moral Motives.</p>
<p>Strategic Payoffs and Moral Motives.</p>
<p>Reasons and Emotions: A Brief Aside.</p>
<p>Multiple Moral Motives.</p>
<p>5. The Cosmopolitan Perspective.</p>
<p>Introduction.</p>
<p>The Morality of the Market.</p>
<p>International Business Can Contribute to World Peace, Universal Rights, and Democracy.</p>
<p>Objections and Replies.</p>
<p>Conclusion.</p>
<p>Bibliography.</p>
<p>Further Reading.</p>
<p>Index</p>