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The Moral Responsibilities of Companies

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Chris Chapple

    1. London, UK

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy (PASEPP)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. The Problem of Corporate Responsibility

    • Chris Chapple
    Pages 1-9

  3. The Object of Study: The Nature of the Company

    • Chris Chapple
    Pages 10-23

  4. The Emergence Account (I) — The Agent-Choice Condition

    • Chris Chapple
    Pages 24-47

  5. The Emergence Account (II) — Causation and Control

    • Chris Chapple
    Pages 48-69

  6. The Emergence Account (III) — Good Judgment

    • Chris Chapple
    Pages 70-92

  7. Developing an Alternative Account of Good Judgment

    • Chris Chapple
    Pages 93-113

  8. Understanding Collective Responsibility

    • Chris Chapple
    Pages 114-138

  9. Implications of the Emergence Account (I) — Rights and Punishment

    • Chris Chapple
    Pages 139-164

  10. Implications of the Emergence Account (II) — Individual Moral Responsibility

    • Chris Chapple
    Pages 165-183

  11. Conclusions

    • Chris Chapple
    Pages 184-200

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 201-243
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About this book

The Moral Responsibilities of Companies is a philosophical analysis of the question of whether companies can be held morally responsible for the harms they create, and what implications such a view has on the moral position of employees and shareholders in these companies.

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  • London, UK

    Chris Chapple

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Chris Chapple isa Partner in BDO LLP, a worldwide professional services company.

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