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15Ethics, Democracy, and Markets (edited book)Nsu Press. 2016.The present book comprises thirteen chapters written by Nordic scholars in the human and social sciences, and developed out of conference papers presented at regular winter and summer symposia held by two research groups emanating from the Nordic Summer University. Born within and informed by this specific milieu, the chapters address significant sociopolitical implications for contemporary societies emerging from the ethical reflections of leading 20th century thinkers (e.g. Michel Foucault and…Read more
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8Using an interdisciplinary focus, this book combines the research disciplines of philosophy, business management and sustainability to aid and advance scholar and practitioner understanding of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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3Foundations of Bioethical Decision-Making in Bioethics and BiolawIn Erick Valdés & Juan Alberto Lecaros (eds.), Handbook of Bioethical Decisions. Volume II: Scientific Integrity and Institutional Ethics, Springer Verlag. pp. 2147483647-2147483647. 2023.This chapter discusses the theoretical foundations of bioethical decision-making and provides the basis for bioethical judgment in bioethics and biolaw. The age of technology challenges the ethical views of humanity of earlier times. At the same time, developments in biomedicine, biotechnology and human genetics require reflection on the appropriateness and consequences of biomedical and biotechnological interventions. Therefore, it is important with a bioethical turn in ethics where we include …Read more
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8La grande transition in advanceEco-Ethica. forthcoming.Due to the global environmental crisis and problems of climate change, but also the economic problems of neoliberalism and inequality, it is important to rethink our ideas about society, business, and economic organization in the context of a transition to a more sustainable society. Important themes of a political economy of sustainability are Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the philosophical underpinnings of governance and sustainability management. Reforming global economic and polit…Read more
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11The Company as a Good Citizen: Institutional Responsibility and CosmopolitanismIn Niels Kærgård (ed.), Market, Ethics and Religion: The Market and its Limitations, Springer Verlag. pp. 267-284. 2022.The market requires more focus on responsibility and business ethics. This article discusses the vision of the business company as a responsible company with focus on good corporate citizenship as an expression of the limits of the market with regard to social responsibility and values of business organizations. This includes discussion of the challenges of business legitimacy in a global society. These must also be seen in the relation between economics and religion. Social, spiritual and cultu…Read more
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14Avant-proposDiogène 276 (3): 3-6. 2022.L’article se concentre sur la pandémie de covid-19 dans une tentative d’évaluer la contribution éventuelle de l’analyse philosophique à la compréhension et à la résolution des problèmes éthiques, juridiques et sociopolitiques qu’elle soulève. On aborde une série de dilemmes cruciaux qui requièrent des décisions pratiques, avant et après la production et la disponibilité des vaccins, à la lumière des théories éthiques et politiques contemporaines. Il s’avère que dans la plupart des cas les concep…Read more
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4French Philosophy and Social Theory: A Perspective for Ethics and Philosophy of ManagementImprint: Springer. 2014.This book demonstrates how the conceptual resources of contemporary French philosophy from the early 20thCentury to the present day can be applied to give us new perspectives on business ethics and the ethics of organizations. In providing an overview of possible applications,the book covers a wide range of philosophers, philosophical movements and perspectives, and provides detailed analyses of core materials relevant to business ethics. It explores and analyzes French philosophy, taking into a…Read more
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Business ethics, strategy and organizational integrity : the importance of integrity for better performanceIn Daniel E. Palmer (ed.), Handbook of research on business ethics and corporate responsibilities, Business Science Reference, an Imprint of Igi Global. 2015.
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9Mette Lebech, On the Problem of Human Dignity. A Hermeneutical and Phenomenological InvestigationDanish Yearbook of Philosophy 55 (1): 78-79. 2021.
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Cosmopolitan Business Ethics: Towards a Global Ethos of ManagementRoutledge. 2017.In Cosmopolitan Business Ethics: Towards a Global Philosophy of Management, Jacob Dahl Rendtorff maps the concept of global business ethics, related to sustainability and corporate governance, via an examination of the major theories of business ethics and the philosophy of management. The book is based on the philosophy of Immanuel Kant and the European tradition, which is applied as the foundation for the analysis of the contemporary European and Anglo-American debate on business ethics in ord…Read more
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Power and Principle in the Market Place: On Ethics and EconomicsRoutledge. 2010.Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1Conclusion: Perspectives for Future Research on Economies for Sustainability: Limits and Potentials for Possible FuturesIn Luise Li Langergaard (ed.), New Economies for Sustainability: Limits and Potentials for Possible Futures, Springer Verlag. pp. 247-259. 2021.In this book about the Economies for Sustainability: Limits and Potentials for Possible Futures we have presented different perspectives for sustainability in the economic transition of economy, politics and society. The focus has been the search for new economic models for a more sustainable future. The background of this is the ecological crisis, growing global inequality and the challenges to political and economic systems. Global crises like the financial crisis, the climate crisis, the pove…Read more
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5Managing for the Common Good: Rethinking the Business Corporation Beyond Profit-MaximizationIn Luise Li Langergaard (ed.), New Economies for Sustainability: Limits and Potentials for Possible Futures, Springer Verlag. pp. 177-196. 2021.This article searches to define a concept of the corporation that can function as the basis for a more sustainable concept of the economy. The chapter aims at discussing the possibility of a concept of the business organization that can deal with global problems of ecological crisis, introducing a sustainable vision of the business organization. In the context, the article proposes a heterodox concept of the business organization moving beyond the traditional neo-classical view of business as on…Read more
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4This book brings together different perspectives on economy and organisation in a debate about sustainability and the role of economy, politics and society in working towards a more sustainable future. The ecological crisis, accompanied by increasing global inequality and the realization that financial and economics systems are vulnerable, have led to an upsurge of political movements and theoretical interventions articulating possible solutions to the perceived crisis. This includes a manifold …Read more
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4From Philosophy of Technology to Bioethics and BiolawEco-Ethica 9 63-78. 2020.This article is based on an exchange between Peter Kemp and Jacob Dahl Rendtorff on the occasion of Peter Kemp’s seventieth birthday in 2007. It presents the development of Kemp’s ethical philosophy from his philosophy of technology and technology ethics to his philosophy of bioethics and biolaw. It also discusses Kemp’s relation to Existentialism, hermeneutics, phenomenology, and Marxism with the development of a critical hermeneutic philosophy of engagement. This is related to Kemp’s work on h…Read more
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8PrefaceEco-Ethica 9 5-5. 2020.This article is based on an exchange between Peter Kemp and Jacob Dahl Rendtorff on the occasion of Peter Kemp’s seventieth birthday in 2007. It presents the development of Kemp’s ethical philosophy from his philosophy of technology and technology ethics to his philosophy of bioethics and biolaw. It also discusses Kemp’s relation to Existentialism, hermeneutics, phenomenology, and Marxism with the development of a critical hermeneutic philosophy of engagement. This is related to Kemp’s work on h…Read more
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11Paul Ricœur and Danish PhilosophyDanish Yearbook of Philosophy 53 (1): 84-107. 2020.This article presents the influence on Danish philosophy of the French phenomenologist and hermeneutic philosopher Paul Ricœur. Paul Ricœur’s poetic hermeneutics was an inspiration for Danish phenomenology and existentialist thought. Moreover, Ricœur had an influence on the development of poetic and narrative research in theology and the human and social sciences in Denmark. In addition, Ricœur provided a hermeneutic framework for research in the different disciplines of bioethics and biolaw, ph…Read more
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11Engagement for FreedomEco-Ethica 8 93-107. 2019.This article presents Jean-Paul Sartre’s concept of the tension between existence and politics and the role of political commitment in existentialist philosophy. Based on Sartre’s concept of engagement, the article analyzes the transition from the personal to the political perceived as a movement from personal moral consciousness to the awareness of the importance of the individual as a social actor and citizen in society. Sartre’s concept of political engagement can be characterized as critical…Read more
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14Handbook of Business Legitimacy: Responsibility, Ethics and Society (edited book)Springer. 2020.This Handbook forms part of wider research in responsibility, ethics and legitimacy of corporations. Through an interdisciplinary perspective with comparative integration of sociological, politological, philosophical, theological, ethical, economic, legal, linguistic and communication theoretical approaches this Handbook will clarify how the interrelation between company and environment is mediated by legitimating notions in public spaces and public relations; how and why these notions have chan…Read more
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3Basic Principles in Bioethics and BiolawThe Paideia Archive: Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy 4 130-142. 1998.As a scientific Rapporteur on a European Union Commission Project in the framework of the Research Programme Bio-Med II, I am currently writing a large report on basic bioethical and biolegal principles in Europe. The principles that are investigated are autonomy, dignity, integrity and vulnerability. Against this background, this paper is a clarification of the foundation and significance of these basic principles in bioethics and biolaw. The task of this paper is to elaborate on the philosophi…Read more
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3Mondialisation et justice globaleEco-Ethica 6 59-80. 2017.This article discusses the concept of globalization in relation to global justice with the aim of developing a cosmopolitan spirit as the basis for international justice. Globalization was in the beginning an economic concept but with the emergence of global problems of global poverty, environmental degradation, climate change and global social and political interdependence we need to rethink the concept of justice for the international community at a cosmopolitan level. The article considers th…Read more
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2The Concept of Equality in Ethics and Political EconomyEco-Ethica 4 77-92. 2015.The author discusses the concept of equality in ethics and political economy. The first section presents a philosophical concept of equality of resources, as it is suggested by Ronald Dworkin. The second section looks at the concept of equality in relation to the factual distribution in our contemporary political economy. It relies on Thomas Piketty who argues that it is the concept of capital that reproduces inequality and that is still the most essential concept in our economic system. The thi…Read more