Virtue in business : conversations with Aristotle

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to Aristotle, virtue ethics, and this book -- An overview of Aristotles philosophy -- The development of Aristotles philosophy -- The substance that has a soul -- Aristotle and Newton: science and persons -- The place of persons -- Positivism: facts and evidence -- Where we are today -- Virtue vs. principles -- Teleology and the good life -- Good and bad desires -- Freedom and virtue -- Autonomy -- Cartesian epistemology -- The status of pleasure -- Aristotle on business -- Efficiency vs. virtue -- Teaching business ethics -- Multinational concerns -- A summary of the argument -- 1 Virtues and principles -- Principles and their problems -- A comparison with management -- The current state of play -- What a virtue is -- The mean and context -- Principles: the example of generosity -- Sociability, rationality, and emotions: an introductory word -- Sociability -- Rationality -- Emotions -- Virtues as causes -- Business ethics today -- Management scholars and virtue -- Ethics and effectiveness -- Business ethics and utilitarianism -- Ethics as a strategy -- Choosing a consultant: a true story -- Ethical decisions and business decisions -- Practical wisdom36 -- Praxis and poiesis -- An example of practical wisdom -- Character -- Integrity -- Tensions among virtues -- Antiutilitarian virtues -- It is about you -- 2 Virtues and decisions -- How should I decide what to do? -- Advantages of virtues over mere principles -- Practical reasoning and weakness of will -- Framing -- Perceiving correctly -- Sensemaking -- Virtuous strategy -- Strategic success and the environment -- Corporate culture, ethical vocabulary, and perception -- Being virtuous and doing the right thing -- Culture as a threat to virtue -- The status of character -- The very existence of character -- Questionable reasons.