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Business ethics, a relatively new concept, is dominated by the theory of the categorical imperative (Kant) and by utilitarianism. This paper examines whether Nietzsche’s ideas would not be a better means of explaining the business world.
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van Meerhaeghe, M.A.G. (2006). Nietzsche and Business Ethics. In: Backhaus, J.G., Drechsler, W. (eds) Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900). The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32980-2_7
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