Norman E. Bowie
Encyclopedia
Norman E. Bowie is a professor of strategic management
and of philosophy
. He teaches in both of those departments at the University of Minnesota
in Minneapolis, Minnesota
.
He is an important voice in ongoing debates over business ethics
, in which his own voice has been in favor of the Kantian
view of ethics (in business as elsewhere) as a Kingdom of Ends
.
Strategic management
Strategic management is a field that deals with the major intended and emergent initiatives taken by general managers on behalf of owners, involving utilization of resources, to enhance the performance of firms in their external environments...
and of philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
. He teaches in both of those departments at the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
.
He is an important voice in ongoing debates over business ethics
Business ethics
Business ethics is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment. It applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and entire organizations.Business...
, in which his own voice has been in favor of the Kantian
Kantianism
Kantianism is the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher born in Königsberg, Prussia . The term Kantianism or Kantian is sometimes also used to describe contemporary positions in philosophy of mind, epistemology, and ethics.-Ethics:Kantian ethics are deontological, revolving entirely...
view of ethics (in business as elsewhere) as a Kingdom of Ends
Kingdom of Ends
The Kingdom of Ends is a thought experiment in the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant. It is regularly discussed in relation to Kant's moral objectivist theory and its application to ethics and philosophy in general...
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List of books
- The Individual and the Political Order: An Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
- Management Ethics (with Patricia H. Werhane)
- Business Ethics: A Kantian Perspective
- Ethical Theory and Business - Tom L. Beauchamp (Editor), Norman E. Bowie (Editor)
- Ethics and Agency Theory: An Introduction - Norman E. Bowie (Editor), R. Edward Freeman (Editor)
- Ethical Issues: A Philosophical Approach