Integrative Economic Ethics : Foundations of a Civilized Market Economy (Hardcover)

List of figures; Preface; Translator's note; Introduction: orientation in economic-ethical thinking; Part I. Fundamental Concepts of Modern Ethics and the Approach of Integrative Economic Ethics: 1. The phenomenon of human morality: the normative logic of interpersonal relations; 2. The moral point of view: philosophical developmental lines of rational ethics; 3. Morality and economic rationality: integrative economic ethics as the rational ethics of economic activity; Part II. Reflections on the Foundations of Economic Ethics I: A Critique of Economism: 4. 'Inherent necessity' of competition? A critique of economic determinism; 5. 'Morality' of the market? A critique of economic reductionism; Part III. Reflections on the Foundations of Economic Ethics II: Rational Economic Activity and the Lifeworld: 6. The question of meaning: economic activity and the good life; 7. The question of legitimation: economic activity and the just social life; Part IV. A Topology of Economic Ethics: The 'Sites' of Morality in Economic Life: 8. Economic citizens' ethics; 9. Regulatory ethics; 10. Corporate ethics; Bibliography; Indexes.