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In an Ideal Business How the Ideas of 10 Female Philosophers Bring Value into the Workplace

:	Santiago Iñiguez
:	In an Ideal Business How the Ideas of 10 Female Philosophers Bring Value into the Workplace
:	Palgrave Macmillan
:	9783030363796
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:	CHF 43.00
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:	Management
:	English

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Business decisions are not just based on abstract theories or models. They reflect a world view of how a company operates and the philosophy of management that it follows. Even denying any connection between management and values is a philosophical statement in itself.

Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño, President of the prestigious IE Business School, looks to the greatest female philosophers from modern history to help us bring purpose and meaning back into the workplace and management education. He shows how their pioneering work can be applied in specific situations, from Iris Murdoch’s emphasis on compassion to Hannah Arendt’s work on making the world more human, each philosopher can, in a very practical way, help inform your own approach to work and life.

Packed with examples, personal stories and anecdotes from some of the world’s most influential companies and women in business, this book examines how the contributions from female philosophers stand up in the real world, helping to drive inclusion, diversity and ultimately, innovation.

	Acknowledgements	7
	How to Read This Book	9
	Contents	10
	1 Why Female Philosophers Matter to Management: Randi Zuckerberg	15
	An Unforgivable Absence	15
	Why Female Philosophers Have a Contribution to Make to Management	17
	Why Should Managers Philosophize?	20
	Insights from a Committed Entrepreneur and Mom: Randi Zuckerberg	22
	2 Balance: Patricia Churchland/Belinda Holdsworth	33
	What Distinguishes Humans from Robots?	33
	The North Pole of Philosophy	36
	Mind and Body	37
	The Brain Is Our Center of Operations	40
	Could Psychopharmacology Generate More Talent and Make Better Companies?	41
	Takeaways	44
	3 Courage: Ayn Rand/Jiang Qiong Er	47
	Ying and Yang, Tradition and Modernity: Jiang Qiong Er	47
	Ayn Rand, a Conservative Thinker?	51
	Creators as Leaders	55
	Leaders and Administrators	58
	Takeaways	59
	4 Virtue: Philippa Foot/Angelica Kohlmann	61
	Science, Business and Cosmopolitanism: Angelica Kohlmann	61
	Philippa Foot, Oxford and Analytical Philosophy	64
	The Meaning and Relevance of Virtue	67
	The Trolley Problem and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence	69
	Takeaways	73
	5 Love: Iris Murdoch/María Benjumea	75
	Passion Enlightens a Professional Life: María Benjumea	75
	Generalists and Specialists: The Case of Iris Murdoch	80
	Compassion, Love and Leadership	81
	Exercising Compassion to Enhance Leadership	84
	Takeaways	85
	6 Authenticity: Elizabeth Anscombe/Catherine Moukheibir	88
	A Tale of Three Continents: Catherine Moukheibir	88
	A Thinker Who Stuck to Her Principles: Elizabeth Anscombe	93
	Speaking Out: When CEOs Have to Stand up for Their Principles	95
	Consequentialism and Absolutism: The Business Case and the Moral Case	97
	Takeaways	100
	7 Humanity: Martha Nussbaum/Olga Urbani	103
	A Company Rooted in the Humanities: Urbani Tartufi	103
	The Measuring Malaise and Its Critics: Martha Nussbaum	106
	Why Studying the Humanities Makes More Sense Than Ever	109
	Management Has Been Ascribed to the Social Sciences…	112
	…And Management Belongs to the Humanities	114
	Takeaways	115
	8 Fortitude: Hannah Arendt/Maria Tereza Leme Fleury	118
	Fair, Fearless, Forerunner: Tereza Fleury	118
	A Critical Thinker During Critical Times: Hannah Arendt	121
	The Banality of Evil	123
	Critical Thinking, a Major Source of Innovation at Companies	126
	Takeaways	128
	9 Passion: Simone Weil/Michelle Raymond	131
	Per aspera ad astra: Michelle Raymond	131
	Authenticity as Practicing What You Preach: Simone Weil	135
	Work: Alienation or Liberation?	138
	Will Education Become Fully Automatized?	140
	Takeaways	141
	10 Ethics: Adela Cortina/Inés Temple	144
	Reflecting on the Enterprise of One’s Life: Inés Temple	144
	Making the Connection Between Business and Ethics: Adela Cortina	148
	Business Ethics: An Oxymoron?	150
	The Rise of Corporate Social Responsibility	152
	Fear of the Poor	155
	Takeaways	157
	11 Vision: Simone de Beauvoir/Usha Prashar	159
	An Agent of Change: Baroness Usha Prashar	159
	Simone de Beauvoir: The Beginnings of Feminist Philosophy	164
	Engagement and Speaking Out	169
	Do We Grow Old, or Start a Second Life?	170
	Takeaways	173
	12 Resolve: African Challenges/Ifeoma Idigbe	175
	Women Hold the Keys to Africa’s Future	175
	Challenging Nigeria’s Traditional Gender Roles: Ifeoma Idigbe	177
	Index	181