Ethics and business in dialogue

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The Research Group Ethics and Business in Dialogue (EWD) is an interdisciplinary research project of the Hans Jonas Center at the Free University of Berlin . It was founded in 1992 by the philosopher Dietrich Böhler and the entrepreneurs Thomas Bausch and Thomas Rusche as well as other philosophers, entrepreneurs and economists with the aim of discussing questions of business ethics in a philosophical and practical way.

Work areas and organizational structure

The EWD was founded in 1992 following joint seminars by Dietrich Böhler and his then students Thomas Bausch and Thomas Rusche, both of whom were already entrepreneurs. The work of the group is committed to discourse ethics following Karl-Otto Apel . Their program describes the research group as follows:

“Intra- and interdisciplinary dialogues, exchange between science and practice, disputes about ethical principles and their application in business, clarification of the normative binding force of principles that 'we' have already made use of in thinking or in dialogue, and clarification of their tension economic rationality principles "

In addition, individual ethical aspects of the individual economic actors (such as managers or economic agents ) as well as questions of environmental ethics , Christian social ethics or the philosophical foundations of discourse ethics are discussed and criticized.

The research group holds regular scientific seminars and application-oriented colloquia . Well-known philosophers, entrepreneurs and politicians such as Karl Homann , Hans Jonas , Friedrich Kambartel , Matthias Kettner, Wolfgang Kuhlmann , Audun Øfsti , Johannes Rau , Gerhard Schröder , Gesine Schwan , Horst Steinmann , Peter Ulrich took part in the EWD's conferences, events and publications and Micha H. Werner.

Series of publications EWD

The research group has been publishing conference papers and other publications in its own series in Lit Verlag on a regular basis since 1993 . The following 15 volumes have been published so far:

  • Volume 1: Dietrich Böhler, Rudi Neuberth (Ed.): The challenge of future responsibility. In honor of Hans Jonas . 2. corr. u. revised Edition 1993, ISBN 3-89473-550-3
  • Volume 2: Thomas Rusche: Philosophical versus economic imperatives of corporate ethics . 3. Edition. 1999, ISBN 3-89473-371-3
  • Volume 3: Thomas Bausch, Dietrich Böhler, Horst Gronke, Thomas Rusche, Michael Stitzel, Micha H. Werner (eds.): Responsibility for the future in the market economy . Editor: Micha H. Werner. 2000, ISBN 3-89473-679-8
  • Volume 4: Thomas Rusche: Aspects of a dialogue-related business ethics. Dialogue-related justification - Christian motivation - responsible practice. With an afterword by Dietrich Böhler . 2nd edition, 2002, ISBN 3-89473-680-1
  • Volume 5: Franz Furger: Social Ethics and Economics. Aspects of Christian social ethics . 1994, ISBN 3-8258-2105-6
  • Volume 6: Stephan Wittmann: Practice-oriented management ethics. Design perspectives for corporate management , 1994, ISBN 3-8258-2101-3
  • Volume 7: Alexander FL Nill: Strategic corporate management from an ethical perspective. With a foreword by Prof. Dr. Hans Hinterhuber . 1995, ISBN 3-8258-2300-8
  • Volume 8: Jens Peter Brune; Dietrich Boehler; Werner Steden: Morality and practical constraints in the market economy: Do economic "practical constraints" set legitimate limits on the application of moral norms? A treatise and critical contributions with the aim of learning the business ethical discourse. 1995, ISBN 3-8258-2613-9
  • Volume 9: Jean-Paul Harpes; Wolfgang Kuhlmann (Ed.): On the relevance of discourse ethics. Application problems of discourse ethics in business and politics. Documentation of the colloquium in Luxembourg (December 10-12, 1993). 1997, ISBN 3-8258-2616-3
  • Volume 10: Stefan Kaletsch: Image of man, morality and economic development . 1998, ISBN 3-8258-3804-8
  • Volume 11: Max M. Schlereth: Entrepreneurial Being Between Realism and Art. A philosophical attempt at corporate management . 2nd edition, ISBN 978-3-8258-4361-8
  • Volume 12: Thomas Bausch, Dietrich Böhler, Thomas Rusche (eds.): Economy and ethics. Strategies Against Morality? With contributions by Karl Homann, Horst Steinmann, Peter Ulrich et al. 2004, ISBN 3-8258-7464-8
  • Volume 13: Veit Thomas : Dignity and Proportionality. Basic concepts of the civilization of economic policy action. 2007, ISBN 978-3-8258-9783-3
  • Volume 14: Thomas Bausch (ed.): Normativity and application conditions of economic and business ethics in market-based competitive structures. With contributions by Dietrich Böhler, Josef Wieland, Friedhelm Hengsbach, Thomas Rusche. 2008, ISBN 978-3-8258-1619-3
  • Volume 15: Yaling Luo: Nature conservation and environmental protection as a moral obligation ?. Discussion with special consideration of discourse ethics . 2008, ISBN 978-3-8258-1710-7

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Bausch, Dietrich Böhler, Thomas Rusche (eds.): Economy and ethics. Strategies Against Morality? With contributions by Karl Homann, Horst Steinmann, Peter Ulrich et al. 2004, p. 1.