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The Other

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Handbook of the Philosophical Foundations of Business Ethics

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In this chapter the main point will be to indicate the contribution continental philosophy offers to the practice of ethics. Here I will consider the potentially abstract sounding concept of “the other,” which has been particularly important in continental philosophy in recent years.

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  1. Centre for Responsibility and Leadership, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), 699 Hong Feng Road, 201206, Shanghai, Peoples’ Republic of China

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    Christoph Luetge

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Bevan, D. (2013). The Other. In: Luetge, C. (eds) Handbook of the Philosophical Foundations of Business Ethics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1494-6_33

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