Confucian Virtue Ethics and Ethical Leadership in Modern China

“Of What Use Are the Odes?― Cognitive Science, Virtue Ethics, and Early Confucian Ethics

Talking Virtue: professionalism and virtue ethics

The twentieth century phenomenon of professionalism had a major impact on the economy of nation states and has been recognised as a key element of post-industrial societies. As an anointed class, professionals reserved the right to prescribe their own roles and responsibilities. Critics of professional interests, however, have described professionals’ own definition of their roles and responsib...

Higher Ground: Ethics and Leadership in the Modern University

Mediating Role of Work Ethics in Relation to Ethical Leadership and Organizational Justice with Work Engagement

Background: An important issue for organizations is to identify factors related to job motivation and use these factors to increase the level of enthusiasm of their employees. The purpose of this study is to explain the effect of ethical leadership and organizational justice on job motivation by emphasizing the mediating role of work ethic. Methods: The present study was descriptive-correlatio...

Avicenna's Ethical Virtue

Avecinnachr('39')s ethical theory is classified within ethical virtue-oriented theories. He begins his ethical theory by discussing salvation as the ultimate purpose of human life. In his viewpoint, ultimate salvation of human is achieved though "closeness to God almighty". The way of reaching closeness is perfection in practice and opinion. Therefore, human real salvation is in his perfection ...