Adorno, Ethics and Business Ethics
摘要
Theodor W. AdornoAdorno was one of the twentieth century’s most potent and influential European thinkers, whose impact is felt across the humanities and social sciences. However, AdornoAdorno’s thought has been almost entirely absent from the business ethicsBusiness ethics conversation. This chapter explores the relevance of AdornoAdorno’s thought for business ethicsBusiness ethics that has emerged in recent scholarship. It does so through an engagement with topics such as positivistic managementPositivistic management, consumer cultureConsumer culture, social mediaSocial media and political discourse, and the possibility of good work, and by expounding Adorno’s critical theoryAdorno’s critical theory, the critiqueCritique of the business ethicsBusiness ethics traditionTradition implied by his work, and the debate regarding whether AdornoAdorno can be read as a ‘negative AristotelianAristotelian’.