Ethics Without Substances: Foucault, Mishnaic Ethics, and Human Ontology

Michel Foucault Ethics Subjectivity and Truth

Foucault on Power and Ethics: Implications for Information Systems Planning

José Córdoba Centre for Systems Studies, Business School University of Hull Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX E-mail: [email protected] Telephone number: 01482-465021 Fax Number: 01482-466637

Business Ethics without Stakeholders

One of the most influential ideas in the field of business ethics has been the suggestion that ethical conduct in a business context should be analyzed in terms of a set of fiduciary obligations toward various “stakeholder” groups. Moral problems, according to this view, involve reconciling such obligations in cases where stakeholder groups have conflicting interests. The question posed in this...

Ethics without Free Will

Moral theories typically rest upon the assumption that conscious deliberation plays a causal role in action; however, a growing body of scientific evidence supports a physicalist account of causation that leaves no causal role for mental activity. In response, I develop a moral theory (including moral truth, motivation, and meaning) that excludes considerations of conscious free will. I then co...

Morality and ethics without religion

The editorial in question repeatedly suggests that morals are derived from religious principles. This is a common misconception. Indeed, amoral and unethical behavior is often supported by religion; historical and contemporary examples are support for slavery and oppression of women and homosexuals. Moreover, numerous secular, nonreligious individuals and organizations (such as Doctors Without ...