Business Ethics

Interview with Alexei Marcoux on moral partiality in business

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Alexei Marcoux of Loyola University Chicago spoke at Rockford College on whether ethics requires moral partiality or impartiality in business decision-making. Below is my follow-up sixteen-minute interview with Professor Marcoux. Along the way, we discuss nepotism, conflicts of interest, fiduciary obligations, John Stuart Mill, Immanuel Kant, and contemporary business ethicist Norman Bowie. Part I: Part […]

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Phyllis Johnson to speak at Rockford College

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Phyllis Johnson will speak on “Entrepreneurship, Coffee, and Empowering Women in Africa” to my Business and Economic Ethics class on Thursday, October 6. Johnson is the President and Co-Founder of BD Imports, a Rockford-based company known for giving starts to African women and small businesses engaged in the production and trade of coffee. Johnson is

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Interview with Douglas Den Uyl on “The Essence of Capitalism”

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Douglas Den Uyl spoke at Rockford College on four competing (and/or compatible?) theories of the nature of capitalism: Milton Friedman’s “Utility” account, Friedrich Hayek’s “Epistemic” account, Adam Smith’s “Aesthetic” account, and Ayn Rand’s “Self-Fulfillment” account. Here is my sixteen-minute interview with Dr. Den Uyl following his lecture: Part 1: Part 2: Cross-posted at the CEE

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Douglas Den Uyl to speak at Rockford College

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Dr. Douglas Den Uyl will speak on “The Essence of Capitalism” to my Business and Economic Ethics class on Thursday. Please see the flyer for details. Den Uyl received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Marquette University and is currently Vice-President of Educational Programs at Liberty Fund, Indianapolis. Among his many publications are The Virtue of

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Talk at Free Minds / Atlas Society seminar

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I’ll be giving a talk entitled “Using Great Entrepreneurs to Teach Great Philosophy” at the Free Minds / Atlas Society seminar in Anaheim next week. The complete list of speakers and talk titles is available starting here. While in California, I’ll also be interviewing a stylish entrepreneur for an upcoming issue of Kaizen.

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