Main entry:

Aasland, Dag G., author.

Title & Author:

Ethics and economy : after Levinas / Dag G. Aasland.

Publication:

London : MayFlyBooks, 2009.
UK : MPG Books Group

Description:

1 online resource (96 pages)

Notes:
Translation of: Økonomiens grenser og etikkens nødvendighet : en vei til Emmanuel Levinas.
"This book is to a great extent a translation of a Norwegian book published in 2005 (Aasland, 2005). Some changes were made, however, partly due to the transition from a Norwegian to an international context, partly due to some afterthoughts that have occurred to meduring the last two years"--Acknowledgments
Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-96).
Economic rationality. 1. The development of economic thought ; 2. Business ethics -- Subjectivity. 3. The subjectivity of understanding ; 4. The subjectivity of literature -- Ethics. 5. Ethics of care ; 6. Ethics in the economy -- Summary, conclusion and consequences.

Summary:

"While today many express astonishment at 'ethical scandals' in business, in this important new book Dag G. Aasland asks why, in capitalist economies, such scandals are not more common or even the norm. Taking his lead from the ethical philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas, this book proposes a thoroughgoing reconsideration of the meaning of ethics and economy. This elegantly written text offers a clear statement of the importance of a Levinasian ethics of the Other for thinking through and beyond the limits and persistence of economic rationality. This book invites readers to step beyond the enclosure of business ethics and takes us beyond 'business as usual' but also beyond 'ethics as usual'"--Publisher's description

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ISBN:

9781906948016 (PDF)
1906948011 (PDF)
(pbk.)
9781906948009
1906948003

Subject:

Lévinas, Emmanuel.
Economics Moral and ethical aspects.
Business ethics.
Capitalism.
Économie politique Aspect moral.
Morale des affaires.

Form/genre:

Discursive works.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.