Awards
- Winner of Catholic Press Association Book Award for Theology 6 (United States)
- Winner of Catholic Press Association Book Award for Theology.
Overview
A comprehensive overview of the contribution of Catholic social thought to business ethics Can a religion founded on loving one’s neighbor give moral approval to profit-seeking business firms in a global economy? What should characterize the relationship between faith and economic life? What can businesses, employees, and executives do to contribute to the common good and to make their practices and society more ethical? Business Ethics and Catholic Social Thought provides a new and wide-ranging account of these two ostensibly divergent fields. Focusing on the agency of the business person and the interests of firms, this volume outlines fundamental issues confronting moral leaders and corporations committed to responsible business practices. The book leads with interviews of three Catholic CEOs and the intellectual history of business ethics in Christianity before examining fundamental moral concerns regarding business: its purpose, autonomy, practical wisdom, and the technocratic paradigm. Contributing authors also consider management science, the motivations of business leaders, the role of luck in personal success, the traditional moral justifications for business, and more. These contributions bring new depth to the application of Catholic social thought to business ethics during a time when economic crisis demands a reevaluation of business and its contribution to society.
Full Product Details
Author: Daniel K. Finn ,
Regina Wolfe ,
Jennifer Herdt ,
Mary Hirschfeld
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Imprint: Georgetown University Press
Weight: 0.363kg
ISBN: 9781647120740
ISBN 10: 1647120748
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 01 May 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Under the editorship of Finn (theology, St. John's Univ.), this volume of ten essays superbly puts thepractices of business and the market under a moral lens shaped to a large degree by the writings of recent popes and the long tradition of Catholic social thought. * Choice *
Author Information
Daniel K. Finn is the William E. and Virginia Clemens Professor of Economics and the Liberal Arts in the Department of Economics and professor of theology, both at St. John’s University and the College of Saint Benedict. His books include Consumer Ethics in a Global Economy: How Buying Here Causes Injustice There (Georgetown University Press, 2019), Empirical Foundations of the Common Good: What Theology Can Learn from Social Science, and Distant Markets, Distant Harms: Economic Complicity and Christian Ethics.
