Moral Virtues and Ethical Decisions

Richard M. Robinson
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Richard M. Robinson: State University of New York – Fredonia (SUNY Fredonia)

Chapter 4 in Business Ethics: Kant, Virtue, and the Nexus of Duty, 2024, pp 63-81 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Virtue ethics is an ancient subject primarily established by Aristotle and the Stoics. The ancients considered that development of personal virtue was necessary to achieve a life of “contentment,” and this is certainly relevant for the lives of modern managers and their business interactions. This chapter uses the Rawlsian criteria to distinguish between the virtues of “competent moral managers” and “considered managerial decisions.” In this context, it examines the question, “Might virtuous managers still make unethical decisions?” Kant’s view of the “disposition to pursue duty” and the ancient view of virtue ethics is reviewed and reconciled.

Keywords: Virtue ethics; Cardinal virtues; Managerial virtues; Disposition to duty; Competent moral judges; Considered moral judgments; Pursuit of the moral community (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-63122-1_4

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