Wealth, commerce, and philosophy: foundational thinkers and business ethics

The moral dimensions of how we conduct business affect all of our lives in ways big and small, from the prevention of environmental devastation to the policing of unfair trading practices, from arguments over minimum wage rates to those over how government contracts are handed out.

Yet for as deep and complex a field as business ethics is, it has remained relatively isolated from the larger, global history of moral philosophy.

This book aims to bridge that gap, reaching deep into the past and traveling the globe to reinvigorate and deepen the basis of business ethics.