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Business Meta-Ethics: An Analysis of Two Theories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

F. Neil Brady  and
Craig P. Dunn
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Abstract:

The main purpose of this paper is to defend traditional ethical theory (utilitarianism and deontology) for its application in business against a more recent model consisting of utility, rights, and justice. This is done in three parts: First, we provide a conceptual argument for the superiority of the traditional model; second, we demonstrate these points through an examination of three short cases; and third, we argue for the capability of the traditional model to account for universais and particulars in ethics.

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Business Ethics Quarterly , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , July 1995 , pp. 386 - 398
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Copyright © Society for Business Ethics 1995

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