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The landmark political treatise that refuted the so-called divine right of kings and established the principles of representative government   "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains."   With these stirring words, Jean-Jacques Rousseau begins The Social Contract-the first shot in a battle of ideas that would set the stage for the American War of Independence and the French Revolution. In the feverish days of the Enlightenment, Rousseau...

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"In whose interests should a corporation be run? Over the last thirty years the field of 'stakeholder theory' has proposed a distinctive answer: a corporation should be run in the interests of all its primary stakeholders - including employees, customers, suppliers and financiers - without contradicting the ethical principles on which capitalism stands. This book offers a critique of this central claim. It argues that by applying the political concept...

1. Touchstones. PART I: BUSINESS AS MEDIATING INSTITUTION. 2. Some Catholic Notions. 3. Natural Law and Laws of Nature. 4. Nature and Self-Interest. 5. The Velvet Corporation. PART II: BUSINESS AS MEDIATING INSTITUTION AND OTHER LEADING BUSINESS ETHICS FRAMEWORKS. 6. Stakeholder Theory. 7. Social Contracting. 8. Business as Community. PART III: THEOLOGY AND BUSINESS. 9. Theological Naturalism. 10. The Dark Side of Religion in the Workplace and Some...

"Traces the fascinating process whereby a passion for an idea, a politician a celebrity, or a brand gives rise to a set of illogical beliefs that becomes the basis for a powerful movement. Conventional wisdom has it that spin doctors and Madison Avenue are responsible for manipulating our thoughts, causing us to endorse ideas, people, or products that we would otherwise reject. But Holden shows that while advertising and propaganda can provide a park...

This revised edition of G. D. H. Cole's translation includes an appendix of sections from the first manuscript draft of The Social Contract and the passage in Rousseau's novel Emile in which he summarizes its argument.

"Robots, artificial intelligence, and driverless cars are no longer things of the distant future. They are with us today and will become increasingly common in coming years, along with virtual reality and digital personal assistants. As these tools advance deeper into everyday use, they raise the question--how will they transform society, the economy, and politics? If companies need fewer workers due to automation and robotics, what happens to those...