Wicks Andrew C, Werhane Patricia H, Elms Heather, Nolan John
The Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, 100 Darden Blvd, Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA.
Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, Depaul University, 1 E Jackson Blvd - Suite 5300, Chicago, IL 60604 USA.
J Bus Ethics. 2021;174(1):1-14. doi: 10.1007/s10551-020-04616-z. Epub 2020 Sep 14.
Michael Walzer is one of the most distinguished political philosophers and social critics of this century. His ideas have had great import and influence in political philosophy and political discussion, yet very few of his ideas have been incorporated explicitly into the business ethics literature. We argue that Walzer's work provides an important conceptual canvas for business ethics scholars that has not been adequately explored. Scholars in business ethics often borrow from political theory and philosophy to generate new insights and develop new substantive contributions. Many valuable theoretical resources are already used extensively-particularly Aristotle, Kant, Marx and a variety of utilitarian philosophers. Walzer offers another set of resources to bring to the conversation of what business ethics is and how business ethicists add value. This paper provides an opportunity to delve further into Walzer's writings, particularly themes that are tied to business ethics, and to illustrate how his ideas can be extended to reshape our understanding of the field and develop new perspectives on ethical issues in commerce.
迈克尔·沃尔泽是本世纪最杰出的政治哲学家和社会批评家之一。他的思想在政治哲学和政治讨论中具有重大意义和影响力，但他的思想很少被明确纳入商业伦理文献中。我们认为，沃尔泽的著作可为商业伦理学者提供一块重要的概念画布，而这块画布尚未得到充分探索。商业伦理学者常常借鉴政治理论和哲学来产生新的见解，并做出新的实质性贡献。许多有价值的理论资源已经被广泛使用，尤其是亚里士多德、康德、马克思以及各种功利主义哲学家的思想。沃尔泽提供了另一套资源，可用于探讨商业伦理是什么以及商业伦理学家如何增加价值这一话题。本文提供了一个机会，可进一步深入研究沃尔泽的著作，尤其是与商业伦理相关的主题，并说明如何扩展他的思想以重塑我们对该领域的理解，并就商业中的伦理问题形成新的观点。
