The one necessary condition for a successful business ethics course: the teacher must be a philosopher
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Teachers should have a degree in philosophy to be effective in teaching business ethics courses. However, the academic business community chooses to hire non-philosophy graduates because of its failure to recognize philosophical expertise. Philosophers are better equipped with knowledge in teaching students how to think critically and rationally about ethical issues that focus on business than teachers with business degrees.
Publication Name: Business Ethics Quarterly
Subject: Philosophy and religion
ISSN: 1052-150X
Year: 1998
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Who is the ethics expert? The original footnote to Plato
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It is argued that philosophers are not necessarily the best teachers of business ethics, as knowledge of ethics itself is insufficient in creating an individual who is ethical. A discussion of necessary traits is presented, including knowledge of both ethics and decision making within the corporate environment.
Publication Name: Business Ethics Quarterly
Subject: Philosophy and religion
ISSN: 1052-150X
Year: 1999
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