zfwu is a scholarly journal. Through its interdisciplinary theoretical and practical orientation at the crossroads of economics and (practical) philosophy, it primarily provides the discipline as well as interested representatives of business, politics and other relevant institutions with a high level business and economic ethics discussion forum. The languages of publication are German and English.
Homann’s method is a sophisticated theoretical model. As a result, it contains a normative foundation upon which Homann bases his endeavor, as well as numerous conclusions following his positive analysis. We propose extensions to both the...
The article discusses various aspects of Homannian ethics and argues that perhaps the one that is most important from a genuinely ethical point of view has also been the most neglected one. This is the solution of the problem of global ethics based...
Monetary incentives at the macro level are central to Karl Homann’s business ethics, which remains debated today. The present paper explores the practicability of his conception of ethics through the example of the,Green Impact Fund for...
This paper gives an account of Homann’s moral legacy from an economic point of view, both positive and normative. While the economic approach to ethics makes broad use of new institutional economics, it failed in formulating a closed and...
In this essay, the essential aspects of Karl Homann’s conception of ethics using economic methods are recapitulated, critically examined and finally rejected on the basis of internal and external economic arguments. At the same time, this...