On the Private and Public Virtues of an Honorable Entrepreneur

Preventing a Separation of the Honorable and the Useful

Felix R. Livingston (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

140 Seiten

2018
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-7557-7 (ISBN)

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This book develops a Credo for honorable entrepreneurs dedicated to freedom and general human flourishing, based on work by Aristotle and the giants of moral, political, and economic thinking. It explores how entrepreneurs can prevent a separation of the honorable and the useful, a moral challenge faced by leaders in all parts of society.

Alexis de Tocqueville’s writings on honor, and his observation that a democracy’s definition of honor “stands for the peculiar individual character of that nation before the world,” provide inspiration for an ideal entrepreneurial innovator discussed in this book. Beginning with Aristotle, contributions of the giants of moral, political, and economic thinking are aggregated in a Credo for honorable entrepreneurs who are dedicated to freedom and general human flourishing. The Credo’s maxims and duties can help entrepreneurs prevent a separation of the honorable and the useful, which is a moral challenge faced by many leaders in all parts of society. Like-minded individuals who share this vision can rebalance power and repair America’s triune social order, while creating wealth and a surplus that can benefit the poorest among us.

Felix R. Livingston is professor of economics and director of the Honorable Entrepreneurship Program at Flagler College.

Introduction
Prologue: Playing Chess with Alexis de Tocqueville
1.General Rules and the Extended Social Order
2.Pursuing Happiness and Wealth in an Extended Social Order
3.Virtues and Honor in the Practice of Entrepreneurship
4.Justice, Honor, and Duty
Epilogue: Creating a Shared Vision of Honorable Entrepreneurship
References
Index
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Reihe/Serie	Capitalist Thought: Studies in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 232 mm
Gewicht	399 g
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10	1-4985-7557-9 / 1498575579
ISBN-13	978-1-4985-7557-7 / 9781498575577
Zustand	Neuware