02843nam0 22003373i 450 VAN010725820221130051043.67978-06-911594-4-7978-06-911711-2-8978-14-00-85034-120170111d2014 |0itac50 baengUS|||| |||||ˆThe ‰moral backgroundan inquiry into the history of business ethicsGabriel AbendPrincetonOxfordPrinceton University press2014VIII, 399 p.ill.25 cmIn recent years, many disciplines have become interested in the scientific study of morality. However, a conceptual framework for this work is still lacking. In The Moral Background, Gabriel Abend develops just such a framework and uses it to investigate the history of business ethics in the United States from the 1850s to the 1930s. According to Abend, morality consists of three levels: moral and immoral behavior, or the behavioral level; moral understandings and norms, or the normative level; and the moral background, which includes what moral concepts exist in a society, what moral methods can be used, what reasons can be given, and what objects can be morally evaluated at all. This background underlies the behavioral and normative levels; it supports, facilitates, and enables them. Through this perspective, Abend historically examines the work of numerous business ethicists and organizations—such as Protestant ministers, business associations, and business schools—and identifies two types of moral background. “Standards of Practice” is characterized by its scientific worldview, moral relativism, and emphasis on individuals'actions and decisions. The “Christian Merchant” type is characterized by its Christian worldview, moral objectivism, and conception of a person's life as a unity. The Moral Background offers both an original account of the history of business ethics and a novel framework for understanding and investigating morality in general.Business ethics-HistoryVANC032752ECGBOxfordVANL000020USPrincetonVANL000078AbendGabrielVANV082806721103Princeton universityVANV108175650ITSOL20221202RICAhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=667981E-book – Accesso al full-text attraverso riconoscimento IP di Ateneo, proxy e/o ShibbolethBIBLIOTECA DEL DIPARTIMENTO DI ECONOMIAIT-CE0106VAN03NVAN0107258BIBLIOTECA DEL DIPARTIMENTO DI ECONOMIA03CONS e-book(667981) 03BDE526 20170111 BuonoMoral background1412656UNISOB