The Handbook of Business Ethics: Philosophical Foundations is a standard interdisciplinary reference handbook in the field of business ethics. Articles by notable philosophers and economists examine fundamental concepts, theories and questions of business ethics: Are morality and self-interest compatible? What is meant by a just price? What did the Scholastic philosophers think about business?

Table of Contents

• Preface
• List of Contributors
• Part 1 Aristotelian Foundations of Business Ethics George Bragues
• 1 Aristotelian Business Ethics: Core Concepts and Theoretical Foundations George Bragues
• 2 Aristotle and Business: An Inescapable Tension Colin D. Pearce
• 3 Aristotle and the Corporation Alejo José G. Sison
• 4 Aristotle on Character Formation Edwin Hartman
• 5 The Empirics of Virtue Theory: What Can Psychology Tell Us About Moral Character? Miguel Alzola
• 6 Virtue as a Model of Business Ethics Eugene Heath
• Part 2 Scholastic Thought and Business Ethics Domènec Melé
• 7 Scholastic Thought and Business Ethics: An Overview Domènec Melé
• 8 Scholastic Business Ethics: Thomas Aquinas Versus William of Ockham Claus Dierksmeier
• 9 Economic and Business Ethics in Select Italian Scholastics (ca. 1200–1450) Martin Schlag
• 10 Business Ethics in the School of Salamanca André Azevedo Alves and José Manuel Moreira
• 11 The Influence of Thomistic Thought in Contemporary Business Ethics Helen Alford
• Part 3 Morality and Self-Interest: From Hume and Smith to Contemporary Perspectives Christoph Luetge
• 12 David Hume and the Scottish Enlightenment Gerhard Engel
• 13 Adam Smith on Morality and Self-Interest Thomas Wells
• 14 Utilitarianism Nikil Mukerji
• 15 Biological and Experimental Perspectives on Self-Interest: Reciprocal Altruism and Genetic Egoism Hannes Rusch and Ulrich Frey
• Part 4 Kantian and Hegelian Thoughts on Modern Economics Tatjana Schönwälder-Kuntze
• 16 Kant's Categorical Imperative and the Moral Worth of Increasing Profits Karsten M. Thiel
• 17 The Figure of “Rivalry” and Its Function in Kant's Ethics Tatjana Schönwälder-Kuntze
• 18 Kant and Hegel on Property Andreas Eckl
• 19 Hegel on Modern Economics and Business Albena Neschen
• 20 Hegel and the French: Economical Philosophy Instead of Ethics Wolf Dieter Enkelmann
• Part 5 A Marxist Ethic of Business J. Angelo Corlett
• 21 A Marxist Ethic of Business J. Angelo Corlett
• Part 6 Contemporary Continental Philosophy and Business Ethics Campbell Jones
• 22 Life Mollie Painter-Morland
• 23 The Other David Bevan
• 24 Purpose René ten Bos
• 25 Faith Bent Meier Sørensen and Sverre Spoelstra
• Part 7 Discourse Ethics and Business Katja Thierjung
• 26 Fundamentals of Discourse Ethics Katja Thierjung
• 27 Discourse and Normative Business Ethics Peter Edward and Hugh Willmott
• 28 Discourse and Tractable Morality Gjalt de Graaf
• Part 8 Contractarianism Christoph Luetge
• 29 The Classic Social Contract Tradition Wolfgang Kersting
• 30 The Modern Social Contract Tradition Lisa Herzog
• 31 The Idea of a Contractarian Business Ethics Christoph Luetge
• Part 9 Sen's Capabilities, Poverty and Economic Welfare Adela Cortina
• 32 The Philosophical Foundations of the Capabilities Approach Jesús Conill
• 33 The Capability Approach as Guidance for Corporate Ethics Georges Enderle
• 34 Capabilities, Human Rights and Business Adela Cortina
• 35 Poverty as a Lack of Freedom: A Short History of the Capability Approach Gustavo Pereira
• 36 Business Contribution to Human Development from the Capabilities Approach Standpoint Domingo García-Marzá
• 37 Agency, Welfare, Equality, and Democracy David A. Crocker
• Part 10 Justice and Business Ethics Geert Demuijnck
• 38 Duties of Justice in Business Geert Demuijnck
• 39 Executive Compensation and Distributive Justice Luc Van Liedekerke
• Part 11 Jewish Foundations of Business Ethics Aaron Levine*
• 40 Imitatio Dei and Jewish Business Ethics Aaron Levine
• Part 12 Christian Foundations of Business Ethics Michael Schramm
• 41 Christian Social and Business Ethics: Biblical Foundations Traugott Jähnichen
• 42 Christian Metaphysics and Business Ethics: A Systematic Approach Michael Schramm
• 43 The Traditional Christian Social Ethics Ursula Nothelle-Wildfeuer
• Part 13 Islamic Foundations of Business Ethics Jawed Akhtar Mohammed
• 44 The Ethical System in Islam – Implications for Business Practices Jawed Akhtar Mohammed
• 45 Business Precepts of Islam: The Lawful and Unlawful Business Transactions According to Shariah Jawed Akhtar Mohammed
• 46 A Conceptual Framework of Business Ethics in Islam Jawed Akhtar Mohammed
• Part 14 Eastern Cultural, Philosophical and Religious Foundations of Business Ethics Po-Keung Ip
• 47 Daoism and Business Ethics Po-Keung Ip
• 48 Chinese Guanxi and Business Ethics Eike A. Langenberg
• 49 Confucian Virtues and Business Ethics Edward J. Romar
• 50 Confucian and Legalist Basis of Leadership and Business Ethics Kwang-Kuo Hwang
• 51 On Yijing as Basis of Chinese Business Ethics and Management Chung-Ying Cheng
• Part 15 Human Rights, Globalization and Business Ethics David Bilchitz
• 52 Corporations and Fundamental Rights: What is the Nature of Their Obligations, if any? David Bilchitz
• 53 Corporate Human Rights Violations: A Case for Extraterritorial Regulation Surya Deva
• 54 What Are the Obligations of Those Who Invest in Corporations? Bonita Meyersfeld
• Part 16 Gender Issues and Business Ethics Lindsay J. Thompson
• 55 Framing Global Gender Issues: Cross-Cultural Theory and Analysis Lindsay J. Thompson
• 56 Feminist Care Ethics and Business Ethics Maurice Hamington
• 57 Women's Work: Global Trends and Demographics of Wealth and Employment Kristen Abatsis McHenry
• 58 Gender Issues in Entrepreneurship Denise Kleinrichert
• 59 Gender Issues in Corporate Leadership Devora Shapiro and Marilea Bramer
• 60 Work/Life Integration Erin C. Tarver
• Part 17 Free Markets, Morality and Business Ethics Tibor R. Machan
• 61 Business and Liberty: An Ethical Union Tibor R. Machan
• 62 Pro-Market Versus Anti-Market Approaches to Business Ethics Nicholas Capaldi
• 63 Entrepreneurship and Ethics Stephen Hicks
• 64 Making Room for Business Ethics: Rights as Metanorms for Market and Moral Values Douglas B. Rasmussen and Douglas J. Den Uyl
• Part 18 Property Rights: Material and Intellectual Robert W. McGee
• 65 Property Rights Versus Utilitarian Ethics Robert W. McGee
• 66 The Body as Property Doctrine Robert W. McGee
• 67 Property Rights Versus Governments Robert W. McGee
• 68 The Case Against Intellectual Property Stephan Kinsella
• Part 19 Philosophical Issues of Management and Corporations Jacob Dahl Rendtorff
• 69 Basic Concepts of Philosophy of Management and of Corporations Jacob Dahl Rendtorff
• 70 The History of the Philosophy of Management and Corporations Jacob Dahl Rendtorff
• 71 Philosophical Theories of Management and Corporations Jacob Dahl Rendtorff
• 72 Recent Debates in Philosophy of Management Jacob Dahl Rendtorff
• Part 20 Methodology and Business Ethics Jesús Zamora-Bonilla
• 73 Moral Implications of Rational Choice Theories John N. Hooker
• 74 Scientific Study of Morals Maria Gräfenhain and Alex Wiegmann
• 75 Value Ladenness and the Value-Free Ideal in Scientific Research Wenceslao J. Gonzalez
• 76 The Social Contract of Science J. Francisco Álvarez and Jesús Zamora-Bonilla
• 77 The Ethics of Statistical Testing Jan Sprenger and David Teira