Tag: Kant

Moral Worth and Inclinations in Kantian Ethics (via manwithoutqualities)

On By southwerkIn business ethics1 Comment

Few understand the importance of Kant in business ethics. I appreciate any enlightenment offered.

By the way, this is a beautiful web site. There is also a strong implication of heavy intellectual lifting going on, so be ready for a challenge.

James Pilant

Moral Worth and Inclinations in Kantian Ethics Check out my chum and occasional collaborator Chris Onof’s paper Moral Worth and Inclinations in Kantian Ethics just published at Kant Studies Online. There are few philosophers around today that write with such exacting precision, such intimacy with their topic and with such philosophical breadth that Chris Onof does. … Read More

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The ‘Customer’-Physician Relationship (via The Monday Morning Business Ethicist Blog)

On By southwerkIn Philosophy of Business

A wonderful discussion of Kant in the light of hospital policy. I both recommend you read it and put The Monday Morning Business Ethicist Blog on your favorites. Better yet, subscribe.

James Pilant

The 'Customer'-Physician Relationship Medicine is subtly shifting from an emphasis on what is ideally best for the patient to an environment where hospitals are marketed from survey results and physicians are instructed on how to encourage customers to check the ‘Excellent’ box when rating their care. The danger in primarily viewing a patient as a consumer is that well known adages like ‘the customer knows best’ can gravitate toward motivations based primarily on the profit motive ra … Read More

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