A Moral Grounding of the Duty to Further Justice in Commercial Life

This paper argues that economic agents, including corporations, have the duty to further justice, not just a duty merely to comply with laws and do their share. The duty to further justice is the requirement to assist in the establishment of just arrangements when they do not exist in society. The p...

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Main Author: Dubbink, Wim (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V [2015]
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2015, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 27-45
RelBib Classification:NCE Business ethics
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Duty to further justice Ruggie framework Business morality Liberalism Kant Doctrine of right Doctrine of virtue Governance gap
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