A Scientific Approach to Ethics
Author | : Maxim Storchevoy |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018-01-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 3319691120 |
ISBN-13 | : 9783319691121 |
Rating | : 4/5 (121 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Scientific Approach to Ethics written by Maxim Storchevoy and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book suggests that normative ethics should be developed as a social science, and that this will improve its reputation in business and society. Storchevoy defines four criteria of a good scientific method (clear definitions, correct logic, empirical verification, accurate measurement) and demonstrates how normative ethics can make use of them. He provides a historical review of the methodological evolution of normative ethics and outlines how it was moving in a nonlinear way towards this scientific development by the 16th century. A Scientific Approach to Ethics challenges the reputation of ethics among many within business and business schools as unscientific and argues that it can come to be seen as a scientific discipline able to reveal universal moral truth.