Wayne I. Henry

A Philosopher's Guide to Natural Capitalism (eBook, PDF)

A Sustainable Future Within Reach

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book posits that a sustainable future is possible without abandoning Capitalism. In its present form as Consumer Capitalism, the organization of the global economy is clearly unsustainable.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000908794
• Artikelnr.: 67857483

Autorenporträt

Wayne I. Henry is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, Canada, where since 2009 he has taught courses in logic, the history of analytic philosophy and a course in business, globalization and sustainability. The ideas that inspired the development of this last course also inspired this book. Also, he is a lecturer in philosophy at Langara College in Vancouver, Canada, where he has taught business ethics for many years. Wayne has published in the areas of consumerism, globalized Capitalism and about establishing reasoned discourse with the "unreasonable," among others. He has for a long time been active in the animal welfare movement and activities in Vancouver area.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
CH.1: Overview and Plan of the Book
Part I: Sustainability and Natural Capitalism
CH.2: Genuine sustainability and what it will require of us
CH.3: Natural Capitalism
CH.4: The Narrative of Natural Capitalism
Part II: Classical Liberalism: The Conceptual Foundations of Consumer
Capitalism
CH.5: John Locke and the Theory of Private Property
CH.6: Adam Smith and the Laissez-Faire Market
CH.7: Contrasting Visions: Classical versus Progressive Liberalism and the
Ideal State
CH.8: Corporate Governance and the Limits of Corporate Social
Responsibility
Part III: Classical Liberalism Through a Normative Lens
CH.9: Consequentialist Moral Theories
CH.10: Kantian Duty Theory and the Deontological Normative Tradition
CH.11: Concluding remarks
Index