White, Robert, 1973-

The moral case for profit maximization / Robert White. - vii, 231 pages ; 24 cm. - Capitalist thought: studies in philosophy, politics, and economics .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-224) and index.

The questions of profit maximization -- Why profit maximization is moral -- The objective value of goods and services -- The virtues of businessmen -- Clarifying confusions about profit maximization -- Incomplete defenses of profit maximization -- The inconvenient truth about corporate social responsibility.

"The Moral Case for Profit Maximization considers the moral status of profit maximization, arguing that profit maximization is moral when businessmen seek to maximize profit by forming values and cultivating the virtues"--

9781498542630

2020001262


Profit--Moral and ethical aspects.
Profit--Philosophy.
Business ethics.

HB601 / .W47 2020

174.4 WHI