Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: MacIntyrean business ethics research has focused on the concept of a practice, drawn primarily from After Virtue. MacIntyre later emphasized the need to adopt an account of human nature to provide a better grounding for his earlier social teleology. We consider three implications of incorporating the neo-Aristotelian and Thomistic account of human nature outlined in MacIntyre’s later works for MacIntyrean business ethics research: First, this account enables the MacIntyrean perspective to better ground its focus on practices as a key moral requirement for the organization of work. Second, it provides a better basis for distinguishing productive practices in good order from other business activities lacking the characteristics of a practice. Third, a theory incorporating an account of human nature, particularly MacIntyre’s notion of natural law, is better able to address broader questions in business ethics that are not directly concerned with the structure of work.
Source: Business Ethics Quarterly
Authors: Caleb Bernacchio, Matthew Sinnicks
Institutions: Loyola University New Orleans, University of Southampton
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems and Management
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,550
Funder: Louisiana Board of Regents
OpenAlex ID: W4415570646