Metz’s Heterochthonous Relational Moral Theory and Business Ethics

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Abstract One of the practical ethical areas that Thaddeus Metz applied his Relational Moral Theory (RMT) to is business ethics. In this important area ethics, examines question how owners, and related agents ought deal with others, especially workers consumers. He argues relational account obligations recommends a stakeholder model provides plausible alternative (if not better to) familiar kinds utilitarianism Kantianism. article, I discuss engage claim by raising number issues for RMT. For although believe Metz’s moral could, in general under certain description, be positioned as viable competitor Kantianism, it clear theoretical aspects business, fares than, example, utilitarianism. Furthermore, argue, on one hand, RMT should understood heterochthonous African ethics and, other an autochthonous captures or comes closer sensibilities indigenous Africans. An has different take issue does conceptualize relationship terms needs welfare whereby “distant” individual may owed more duties than “local” individual.

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عنوان ژورنال: Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

سال: 2023

ISSN: ['1386-2820', '1572-8447']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-023-10383-3