THE RELEVANCE OF PHILOSOPHY TO BUSINESS ETHICS: A RESPONSE TO RORTY'S "IS PHILOSOPHY RELEVANT TO APPLIED ETHICS?

This article was written in response to a paper titled "Is Philosophy Relevant to Applied Ethics," by Richard Rorty. The author discusses the connection between philosophy and business ethics. The author asserts that ethics has always been a practical subject and that ethics is an attempt to comprehend our individual and collective moral experience. The author also examines the development of applied ethics, and how it has led to a renewal of interest in using casuitry to solve moral problems and dilemmas.