{"product_id":"the-moral-background-gabriel-abend-9780691159447","title":"The Moral Background: An Inquiry Into the History of Business Ethics","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, many disciplines have become interested in the scientific study of morality. However, a conceptual framework for this work is still lacking. In \u003ci\u003eThe Moral Background\u003c\/i\u003e, Gabriel Abend develops just such a framework and uses it to investigate the history of business ethics in the United States from the 1850s to the 1930s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccording to Abend, morality consists of three levels: moral and immoral behavior, or the behavioral level; moral understandings and norms, or the normative level; and the moral background, which includes what moral concepts exist in a society, what moral methods can be used, what reasons can be given, and what objects can be morally evaluated at all. This background underlies the behavioral and normative levels; it supports, facilitates, and enables them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough this perspective, Abend historically examines the work of numerous business ethicists and organizations--such as Protestant ministers, business associations, and business schools--and identifies two types of moral background. \"Standards of Practice\" is characterized by its scientific worldview, moral relativism, and emphasis on individuals' actions and decisions. The \"Christian Merchant\" type is characterized by its Christian worldview, moral objectivism, and conception of a person's life as a unity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Moral Background\u003c\/i\u003e offers both an original account of the history of business ethics and a novel framework for understanding and investigating morality in general.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gabriel Abend\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691159440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691159447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.51h x 6.39w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 122","brand":"Gabriel Abend","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46602695606527,"sku":"9780691159447","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc9d35d2-0e57-4a8e-94ce-f91e6e7502fe.jpg?v=1739695007","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-moral-background-gabriel-abend-9780691159447","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}