University Press of America
Pages: 184
Trim: 5⅜ x 8¼
978-0-7618-2494-7 • Paperback • February 2003 • $71.99 • (£55.00)
E.R. Klein is Associate Professor of Philosophy, Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida.
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Acknowledgements
Chapter 3 Part I: The Philosophy of Ethics: Introduction
Chapter 4 Ethics: Common Problems; Relativism; Morality and Law
Chapter 5 Theoretical Accounts: Utilitarianism; Kantianism; The Virtue of Ethics of Aristotle; Applied Practical Ethics; Commitment to Theory; Need for Application; The Text to Come
Chapter 6 Part II: Professional Ethics: Introduction to Professional Ethics: Professional Ethics Defined; Professional Ethics; Professional Ethics Norms; Professional Ethics Redefined
Chapter 7 Codes of Professional Ethics: Codes for Nurses; Codes for Architects; Codes for Professors; Universal Desiderata
Chapter 8 The Ordinariness of Ethics: Not Broad Enough; Rationalization for Immoral Behavior; Professionals are Not Necessarily Ethicists
Chapter 9 Part III: Business Ethics: Introduction to Business Ethics: Professional Ethics as Business Ethics; Business Ethics Defined; Business Ethics in Academia; Corporate Abuse
Chapter 10 The Stakeholder Concept: Stakeholders vs. Shareholders; Two Possible Solutions; Stakeholders as Persons
Chapter 11 Test Cases: H.B. Fuller; Firestone; Exxon; Tragedies in General
Chapter 12 Enron: The Timeline; The Future
Chapter 13 Part IV: Putting People First: Ethics Without Ethics: Kantianism and Respect for Persons; Respect for Persons Without Kant; Are Corporations Really Persons?
Chapter 14 Oxymoron or Global Future?: Relativism Revisited; Global Economics; People First!; Conclusions
Chapter 15 Index