On the Private and Public Virtues of an Honorable Entrepreneur - Preventing a Separation of the Honorable and the Useful

This book develops a Credo for honorable entrepreneurs dedicated to freedom and general human flourishing, based on work by Aristotle and the giants of moral, political, and economic thinking. It explores how entrepreneurs can prevent a separation of the honorable and the useful, a moral challenge faced by leaders in all parts of society.

List of contents

Introduction
Prologue: Playing Chess with Alexis de Tocqueville
1. General Rules and the Extended Social Order
2. Pursuing Happiness and Wealth in an Extended Social Order
3. Virtues and Honor in the Practice of Entrepreneurship
4. Justice, Honor, and Duty
Epilogue: Creating a Shared Vision of Honorable Entrepreneurship
References
Index
About the Author

About the author

Felix R. Livingston is professor of economics and director of the Honorable Entrepreneurship Program at Flagler College.

Summary

This book develops a Credo for honorable entrepreneurs dedicated to freedom and general human flourishing, based on work by Aristotle and the giants of moral, political, and economic thinking. It explores how entrepreneurs can prevent a separation of the honorable and the useful, a moral challenge faced by leaders in all parts of society.

Product details

• Authors: Felix R Livingston, Felix R. Livingston
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781498575577
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-7557-7
• No. of pages: 140
• Series: Capitalist Thought: Studies in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics; Capitalist Thought: Studies in; Capitalist Thought: Studies in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous