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The relative responsibility and authority of shareholders, directors and managers in governing a corporation has been a central issue in the law and economics literature. Part of that debate has focused on the fiduciary duty of boards and managers to maximize profits, especially when questions...
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Franz Segbers hat 2015 ein Buch veröffentlicht, das den Titel trägt: "Ökonomie, die dem Leben dient. Die Menschenrechte als Grundlage einer christlichen Wirtschaftsethik". Ich habe zu diesem Buch mehrere Stellungnahmen verfasst. Auf meine 2015 im ORDO-Jahrbuch (Band 66) erschienene Rezension...
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The ethical dimension of market solutions to problems is often neglected by their proponents. This article examines the market from the standpoint of orthodox Roman Catholic moral theology. It illustrates how Catholic theologians have contributed to thinking about the market, draws attention to...
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In this research, we demonstrate that business sustainability can be a model to foster in order to reach real development, as it is shown that business sustainability has both an ethical and economic logic. Even though, from an ethical point of view, sustainability can be well-founded on human...
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The principle of benevolence is at the root of Martin Luther's (1483-1546) thinking on society, the economy, and business ethics. Luther was the forerunner of the moral economy. He saw the necessity of strong public authorities, which should take into account the public interest, leading to a...
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Ökonomische Vernunft und christliche Ethik - ein Widerspruch ? Diese Arbeit versteht sich als einen systematischen Entwurf, der die Vereinbarkeit von Ökonomie und ethischer Legitimität auf der Grundlage des christlichen Menschenbildes nachweist. Es wird so ein christlich begründeter Ansatz...
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This paper argues that the Christian conception of Natural law is indispensable for the understanding of a coherent moral theory of the State. The paper discusses the Christian conception of Natural Law with a view to understanding a philosophical link with the moral theory of the State. The...
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This Article rejects arguments by Christian leaders, scholars, and others who lament the secularization of the West and urge Christian dignity as the foundation of universal human rights. It argues instead that only a secular conception of dignity free of Christian metaphysics can create an...
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Vor dem Hintergrund von Wachstumszwängen, des Klimawandels und der weltweit sich verschärfenden wirtschaftlichen Ungleichheiten sind sich religiöse Traditionen trotz aller Verschiedenheiten in der Ablehnung von Habgier, Konsumismus und eines Menschenbildes, das nur auf Wettbewerb und...
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