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This book examines the way science influences our understanding of ethics and values, economics, politics, culture, and nature. It then utilizes Classical American Pragmatism as a philosophy, which involves a different way of understanding science that has implications for business and its relation to these environments and well as for management and management education.
List of contents
Introduction Part 1: The Traditional Scientific Worldview 1. The Rise of Modern Science and Its Characteristics 2. Values and Ethics 3. Economics 4. Politics 5. Culture 6. Nature Part 2: Toward A New Understanding of Science 7. The Pragmatic View of Science and Its Characteristics 8. Pragmatism and Values 9. Pragmatism and Economics 10. Pragmatism and Politics 11. Pragmatism and Culture 12. Pragmatism and Nature Part Three: Implications for Business 13. The Corporation and Community 14. Business and Science 15. Financial Armageddon 16. Management and an Ethic of Service. Selected Bibliography. Notes. Index
About the author
Rogene A. Buchholz is the Legendre-Soule Chair in Business Ethics Emeritus in the College of Business Administration at Loyola University, New Orleans. He has published over seventy-five articles and is the author or co-author of twelve books in the areas of business and public policy, business ethics, and the environment.
Summary
This book examines the way science influences our understanding of ethics and values, economics, politics, culture, and nature. It then utilizes Classical American Pragmatism as a philosophy, which involves a different way of understanding science that has implications for business and its relation to these environments and well as for management and management education.
