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Patricia Werhane

DePaul University
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Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Areas of Interest
Normative Ethics
17th/18th Century Philosophy
  •  2
    Formal organizations, economic freedom and moral agency
    Journal of Value Inquiry 14 (1): 43-50. 1990.
    Value Theory
  •  4
    Employment and Employee Rights
    with Tara J. Radin and Norman E. Bowie
    Wiley-Blackwell. 2003.
    __Employment and Employee Rights_ addresses the issue of rights in the workplace._ Although much of the literature in this field focuses on employee rights, this volume considers the issue from the perspective of both employees and employers. Considers the rights of both employees and employers. Discusses the moral and legal landscape and traditional assumptions about right in employment. Investigates arguments for guaranteeing rights, particularly for employees, which are derived from relationa…Read more
  •  5
    Embedding Means and Ends: A Response to David Wilson
    Philosophy of Management 1-4. forthcoming.
    Business Ethics
  • Corporate Responsibility
    with R. Edward Freeman
    In Hugh LaFollette (ed.), The Oxford Hndbk of Practical Ethics, Oxford University Press Uk. 2005.
  • Index
    In The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, . pp. 140-146. 1996.
  • “The Very Idea of a Conceptual Scheme”
    In The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, . pp. 47-68. 1996.
  • Moral Reasoning and Moral Imagination
    In The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, . pp. 109-126. 1996.
  • Bibliography
    In The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, . pp. 129-139. 1996.
  • The Rashomon Effect
    In The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, . pp. 69-88. 1996.
  • Introduction
    In The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, . pp. 3-14. 1996.
  • Some Partial Solutions
    In The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, . pp. 15-46. 1996.
  • Moral Imagination
    In The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, . pp. 89-108. 1996.
  • Notes
    In The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, . pp. 127-128. 1996.
  • Moral Character and Moral Reasoning
    In Thomas Donaldson & R. Edward Freeman (eds.), Business as a Humanity, Oxford University Press. pp. 98-106. 1994.
  • “The Very Idea of a Conceptual Scheme”
    In The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, . pp. 47-68. 1996.
  • Moral Reasoning and Moral Imagination
    In The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, . pp. 109-126. 1996.
  • The Rashomon Effect
    In The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, . pp. 69-88. 1996.
  • Some Partial Solutions
    In The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, . pp. 15-46. 1996.
  • Notes
    In The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, . pp. 127-128. 1996.
  • Bibliography
    In The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, . pp. 129-139. 1996.
  • Moral Imagination
    In The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, . pp. 89-108. 1996.
  • Introduction
    In The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, . pp. 3-14. 1996.
  • Index
    In The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, . pp. 140-146. 1996.
  •  23
    Corporate Responsibility
    with R. Edward Freeman
    In Hugh LaFollette (ed.), The Oxford Hndbk of Practical Ethics, Oxford University Press Uk. 2005.
    This chapter contains sections titled: A Brief History of Corporate Responsibility The Nature of Corporate Obligations and the Scope of Corporate Responsibility Some Promising Approaches to the Study of Corporate Responsibility Corporate Responsibility and the Limits of Minimalism.
  • Employment and Employee Rights
    with Tara J. Radin and Norman E. Bowie
    Wiley-Blackwell. 2008.
    __Employment and Employee Rights_ addresses the issue of rights in the workplace._ Although much of the literature in this field focuses on employee rights, this volume considers the issue from the perspective of both employees and employers. Considers the rights of both employees and employers. Discusses the moral and legal landscape and traditional assumptions about right in employment. Investigates arguments for guaranteeing rights, particularly for employees, which are derived from relationa…Read more
  •  18
    Does “Obeying a Rule is a Practice” Imply a Community View of Language?
    Metaphilosophy 20 (2): 134-151. 2007.
  •  3
    Must We ‘Always Get Rid of the Idea of the Private Object‘?
    Southern Journal of Philosophy 27 (2): 299-317. 2010.
  •  3
    The Business Ethics within Bioethics (review)
    Hastings Center Report 32 (1): 41-41. 2012.
  • Fraud and deception: a response to Gedeon Rossouw
    Business Ethics 9 (4): 273-275. 2002.
    This response addresses the question: how can ethical values play a role in combating fraud? Three points are made. Firstly, ethical values are both self‐ and other‐related. Secondly, changing the prevalence of fraudulent behaviours requires not only a reduction in opportunity for fraud but also a change in mindset of the perpetrators. Thirdly, that change in mindset involves the recognition that there are personal and organizational advantages to be gained by not contributing to or abetting fra…Read more
  • Responsibility, Rights and Welfare: The Theory of the Welfare State
    Philosophical Books 30 (4): 250-251. 2009.