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Record Nr.

UNINA9910484049703321

Autore

Rendtorff Jacob Dahl

Titolo

French Philosophy and Social Theory : A Perspective for Ethics and Philosophy of Management / / by Jacob Dahl Rendtorff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

94-017-8845-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Collana

Ethical Economy, Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy, , 2211-2723 ; ; 49

Disciplina

190

Soggetti

Ethics

Operations research

Sociology

Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics

Operations Research and Decision Theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

1.Introduction: Basic concepts of business ethics -- 2. Early contemporary French philosophy and business ethics  -- 3. Phenomenology and existentialism  -- 4. The epistemological tradition and organizations  -- 5. Structuralism and post-structuralism  -- 6. Postmodernism and hyper modernism -- 7. Discussion: What can French philosophy do for business ethics?

Sommario/riassunto

This book demonstrates how the conceptual resources of contemporary French philosophy from the early 20thCentury to the present day can be applied to give us new perspectives on business ethics and the ethics of organizations. In providing an overview of possible applications,the book covers a wide range of philosophers, philosophical movements and perspectives, and provides detailed analyses of core materials relevant to business ethics. It explores and analyzes French philosophy, taking into account phenomenology,existentialism, French epistemology, structuralism, post-structuralism,deconstruction and postmodernism as well as recent discussions of philosophy of organizations and management. Each chapter contains suggestions for further reading and educational illustrations of possible



applications to the mainstream business ethics and ethics of organization literature.