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At best, business is dismissed as amoral. Or at worst, it is accused for being fundamentally immoral. Many people disdain business as the realm...
No more altruism! Rejecting the ethics of self-sacrifice
The first part of this post’s title is a quotation from a student in my business ethics class. She had said that to her...
Virtue of pride: policy of doing your best
Virtue of pride: policy of doing your best
According to conventional morality, pride is a sin. According to Aristotle, it is the crown of all...
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Why avoiding taxes is moral
The recent leak of the Panama Papers—which consist of confidential banking documents that report names of thousands of offshore corporations and their shareholders—created a...
Are the rich getting richer and the poor poorer?
The long-standing argument of the Left is that the rich are getting richer and the poor poorer, presumably because the former “exploit” the latter....
Self-interest vs. the “common good”
A common exhortation heard today is: Set self-interest aside and act for the “common good.” Businesspeople in particular are accused of selfishness and are...