Systems of survival : a dialogue on the moral foundations of commerce and politics / Jane Jacobs.

Main entry:

Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006.

Title & Author:

Systems of survival : a dialogue on the moral foundations of commerce and politics / Jane Jacobs.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

xiii, 236 pages ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Armbruster's Summons -- 2. A Pair of Contradictions -- 3. Kate on the Commercial Syndrome -- 4. Why Two Syndromes? -- 5. Jasper and Kate on the Guardian Syndrome -- 6. Trading, Taking, and Monstrous Hybrids -- 7. Anomalies -- 8. Casts of Mind -- 9. Armbruster on Systemic Moral Corruption -- 10. Syndrome-Friendly Inventions -- 11. Hortense on Castes and Flexibility -- 12. Pitfalls of the Methods -- 13. Hortense's Defense of Moral Flexibility -- 14. Plans and Champagne -- Appendix: The Commercial and Guardian Moral Syndromes.
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Summary:

Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics moves outside of the Jane Jacobs' preferred subject: the city, by studying the moral underpinnings of work. Using an observational approach and written as a Platonic dialogue, Jacobs begins by examining a collection of newspaper stories about moral judgements related to work. Sorting them reveals them fitting into one of two patterns of moral behavior that were mutually exclusive. She calls these two patterns commercial moral syndrome and guardian moral syndrome. The commercial moral syndrome is applicable to business owners, scientists, farmers, and traders, while the guardian moral syndrome is applicable to government, charities, hunter-gatherers, and religious institutions. These Moral Syndromes are fixed, and do not fluctuate over time. It is important to stress that Jane Jacobs is providing a theory about the morality of work, and not all moral ideas. Moral ideas that are not included in her syndrome are applicable to both syndromes.

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Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

039455079X
9780394550794
0679748164
9780679748168
0340591773
9780340591772

Subject:

Business ethics.
Political ethics.
Morale des affaires.
Morale politique.
08.38 ethics.
Wirtschaftsethik
Politische Ethik
Politieke ethiek.
Economische ethiek.

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Location: Library main 92715
Call No.: ID:93-B716
Status: Available

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