Peter Koslowski Boeken

German Idealism develops its philosophy of history as the theory of becoming absolute and as absolute knowledge. Historism also originates from Hegel's and Schelling's discovery of absolute historicity as it turns against Idealism's philosophy of history by emphasizing the singular and unique in the process of history. German Idealism and Historism can be considered as the central German contribution to the history of ideas. Since Idealism became most influential for modern philosophy and Historism for modern historiography, they are analyzed in this volume in a collaboration of philosophers and historians. German Idealism is presented in Schelling and its critics Schlegel, Baader, and Nietzsche; Historism in Ranke, Droysen, Burckhardt, and Treitschke. The volume further presents the impact of Idealism and Historism on present German approaches to the philosophy of history and outlines the debates on the possibility of a philosophy of history and on the methodology of the historical sciences.

Discussion of the economic and ethical theory of the social market economy Systematic analysis of the social market economy from the point of view of economics, law, and ethics Presentation of Russian and German perspectives on the policy of economic order in the transition process from the planned to the market economy

InhaltsverzeichnisContents: The Ethics of Capitalism: What Does Morality of an Economic System Mean?- The Development Toward Capitalism.Conceptions of the Market Economy: Models of Mechanism and Models of Interaction.Morals in Capitalism, or: Are Morals Superfluous in a Working Market?- The Morality of Capitalism and the Limits of Its Justification.Some Social-Philosophical Conclusions.The Morality of Capitalism. Comment on Peter Koslwoski, the Ethics of Capitalism.Evolution and Society. A Critique of Sociobiology: The Concept and Program of Sociobiology.Sociobiology as Bioeconomics.On the Ontology of the Theory of Evolution.Natural Economy Versus Social Economy.The Sphere of the Mind, or: Unsolved Problems of Sociobiology.Sociobiology as a World-view and the Choice Between World-views.

The theory of capitalism and of the economic order is the central topic of the German economic tradition in the 20th century. Capitalism has not only been the topic for Marxist economics and for the Frankfurt School but also for the Historical School and for the postmarxist theory of capitalism in Ordo- and Neo-Liberalism as well as in Solidarism. The question of the foundations of the economic order of the market economy and of capitalism as well as the problem whether a third path between capitalism and social ism is possible occupied this tradition from the Historical School to Ordo Liberalism and the theory of the social market economy. The theory of capitalism and of the social market economy as well as the critique and reform developed in this theoretical tradition is important for the theory of economic systems as well as for today's problems of the eco nomic order. Its relevance for the present world economy is visible in the discussions whether there exist different models of capitalism and whether they can be described as the Anglo-American and as the Rhenish model of capitalism influenced by the thought of the German economic tradition. Michel Albert, the author of this classification, gave the key-word in his book Capitalism against Capitalism. The papers of this book can help to clarify this debate by giving a first hand introduction to some of the main economic thinkers of capitalism.

The book offers a comprehensive theoretical exploration of the intersection between business ethics and globalization. It traces the origins and evolution of globalization, analyzing its effects on both national and multinational corporations. The authors delve into the ethical implications of globalization for businesses, providing insights into how ethical practices can adapt and respond to the challenges posed by a globalized economy.

The book provides a critical analysis of the systemic and ethical failures that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis, focusing on the impact of speculation. It offers a balanced perspective, exploring how various factors intertwined to create a perfect storm, leading to widespread economic turmoil. Through this examination, the author sheds light on the complexities of financial systems and the moral implications of the decisions made during that period.

The approaches to economic ethics and business ethics in Continental Europe and those in America show considerable differences but also a shared interest in turning business ethics into a subject relevant and useful for business practice as well as for the philosophical debate on ethics. The volume collects original essays on the major approaches to economic ethics and business ethics in Germany, the USA, and Europe. It provides the reader with a comprehensive overview about the discussion on modern economic ethics and business ethics. It introduces the German approaches to economic ethics and to business ethics to the English-speaking audience.

Die Globalisierung der Wirtschaft impliziert, dass die Bedeutung der Märkte zunimmt und die Steuerungsfähigkeit der Politik geringer wird; sie bewirkt ein bisher nicht gekanntes Aufeinandertreffen verschiedener Kulturen und Ethosformen in den Märkten und Unternehmen. – Ist sie also ein Schreckgespenst? Ministerpräsident Gerhard Schröder untersucht die politischen Steuerungsmöglichkeiten von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Hubertus von Grünberg beschreibt den Entscheidungsprozess eines Industrieunternehmens (der Continental AG), das seine Produktion global planen muss. Wie sich die Globalisierung speziell auf Russland und China auswirkt, haben Vladimir Avtonomov (Russische Akademie der Wissenschaften) und Jingchen Bai (Chinesische Akademie der Sozialwissenschaften) analysiert. D. E. Moggridge (Universität Toronto) zeigt den Einfluss der deutschen Historischen Schule der Nationalökonomie auf die anglo-amerikanische und kanadische Wissenschaft. Wieviel die philosophische Ethik für die Wirtschaftsethik bedeutet, begründet Hans Poser (Technische Universität Berlin). Peter Koslowski schließlich analysiert die größer werdende Rolle der Märkte und entwickelt Grundzüge für eine Ethik der Weltwirtschaft.

The volume at hand gives an exposition of the tradition of the Historical School of Economics and of the Geisteswissenschaften or human sciences, the latter in their development within the Historical School as well as in Neo-Kantianism and the sociology of knowledge. It continues the discussion started in the year 1994 on the Older Historical School of Economics and the 19th century German contribution to an ethical theory of economics with the Newer Historical School of the 20th century. Economists, social scientists, and philosophers examine the contribution of this tradition and its impact for present theory. The schools of thought and their approaches to economics as well as to the cultural and social sciences are examined here not as much for their historical interest as for their poten tial systematic contribution to the contemporary debates on economic ethics, economics, sociology, and philosophy. The volume at hand contains the proceedings of the Fourth Annual SEEP-Conference on Economic Ethics and Philosophy in 1996, „Economics and Ethics in the Historical School. Part B: Max Weber, Heinrich Rickert, Max Scheler, Werner Sombart, Arthur Spiethoff, John Commons, Alfred Marshall, and Others“, held at Marienrode Monastery near Hannover, Germa ny, on March 27-30th, 1996, together with several additional invited papers.