Cultures and moral expectations differ around the globe, and so the management of corporate responsibilities has become increasingly complex. Is there, however, a humanistic consensus that can bridge cultural and ethnic divides and reconcile the diverse and contrary interests of stakeholders world-wide? This book seeks to answer that question.

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is Distinguished Professor of Globalization Ethics at Stonehill College, Boston, Co-Director of the Sustainable Management and Measurement Institute (SUMMIT), and Board Director of The Humanistic Management Network. He has a special interest in the theory of freedom and the history of liberal thought in Europe, North and South America. He has published several books on legal, political, and religious philosophy and works currently on topics of globalization ethics and corporate social responsibility.

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Introduction PRE-MODERN THEORIES Socrates and Plato Applying their Humanistic Views to Modern Business Ioanna Patsioti-Tsacpounidis Aristotle's Economic Ethics Claus Dierksmeier & Michael Pirson Stoic Humanism Maximilian Forschner Thomas Aquinas on Business and the Fulfillment of Human Needs Claus Dierksmeier & Anthony Celano MODERN POSITIONS Kant's Humanist Ethics Claus Dierksmeier Humanistic Values in German Idealism Richard Fincham Marx and Humanism Ulrich Steinvorth John Stuart Mill and the Idea of a Stationary State Economy Michael Buckley CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY Habermas and his communicative perspective Suzan Langenberg Sen and Nussbaum on Human Capabilities in Business Benedetta Giovanola Solomon on the Role of Virtue Ethics in Business Ulrike Kirchengast Wittgenstein and the Challenge of Global Ethics Julian Friedland NON-WESTERN AND NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES Humanistic Values in Indian and Chinese Traditions Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach 'African humanism' and a Case Study from the Swahili Coast Kai Kresse Conclusions