It all starts with Aristotle

Much modern thought on good governance is basically a reiteration of classical virtue ethics. Tom Knijp elaborates on this topic by comparing Simon Sinek’s theory of the golden circle with Aristotle’s virtue of practical wisdom or phronesis.

Tom Knijp • April 20, 2018

The Dutch Corporate Governance Code, according to Aristotle

Why do we consider corporate social responsibility to be so important in a post-Enlightenment society where moral relativism and individualism seem to be ubiquitous?

Tom Knijp • November 16, 2017

Why moral character is still present, but mentioned only implicitly

Much contemporary literature on legal philosophy, management, and self-improvement seems like a variation on the age-old theme of classical virtue ethics. But if so, why isn’t this mentioned more explicitly?

Tom Knijp • June 23, 2017 • 2 comments

Moral leadership through value-driven behaviour

Good entrepreneurship should not be approached from the legalistic viewpoint of compliance, but from the altogether different perspective of virtue ethics. This results in a far more natural and self-evident form of corporate governance.

Tom Knijp • July 20, 2015

Cultivating the virtue of contract

What role does contract law play in the formation and maintenance of flourishing human societies?

Jonathan Price • December 06, 2012 • 2 comments

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It all starts with Aristotle

The Dutch Corporate Governance Code, according to Aristotle

Why moral character is still present, but mentioned only implicitly

Moral leadership through value-driven behaviour

Cultivating the virtue of contract