America's Need for an 'Ethical Renaissance'

Remember the words of Cain, "Am I my brother's keeper?" God said to him that "his brother's blood cries out from the ground". What do these words suggest for the role of government? I assert that there is an ethic of accountability, caring and sharing fundamental to ind...

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Published inJournal of business ethics Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 99 - 108
Main Author Hatfield, Mark O.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht D. Reidel Publishing Company 01.05.1982
D. Reidel Pub. Co
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Accountability
Business ethics
Constituents
Environmental ethics
Ethical accountability
Ethical consumerism
Ethics
Individual ethics
Morality
Political ethics
Religious ethics
Senators
Social ethics
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Summary:Remember the words of Cain, "Am I my brother's keeper?" God said to him that "his brother's blood cries out from the ground". What do these words suggest for the role of government? I assert that there is an ethic of accountability, caring and sharing fundamental to individual and corporate life. Creation was provided for all humanity. Until we can grasp a global view of resource stewardship we cannot begin to consider wise utilization. The goal must be an ethical renaissance that will bring security more effective than any military force.
ISSN:0167-4544
1573-0697
DOI:10.1007/BF00412079