Norman Bowie, A Kantian Approach To Business Ethics - Respect For Persons And Layoffs

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th Century philosopher Norman Bowie's article "A Kantian Approach To Business Ethics" It focuses specifically on his discussion of the second categorical imperative articulated by Immanuel Kant, which Bowie reformulates in terms of "respect for persons", and applies to the example of laying people off. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 2000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler You can get a copy of the text here - http://www.chris-downs.f2s.com/BAM321/Assets/Kantian%20Approach%20to%20Business%20Ethics.pdf