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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Employee rights, moral imagination, and the struggle with universal values

a quick overview of Werhane's contributions to ethics in employment

Norman E. Bowie

pp. 29-44

Abstract

This paper traces the evolution of Patricia Werhane's theory of employee rights as she moves from the traditional human rights view to a socially constructed view of employee rights. In the course of that evolution, I argue that Werhane has a less robust view of human rights than she did when she first proposed a theory of human rights. I then argue that if Werhane adopted Martha Nussbaum's human capabilities approach, she could have both a traditional account of employee rights and plenty of room for the exercise of moral imagination.

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Freeman R. Edward, Dmytriyev Sergiy, Wicks Andrew C (2018) The moral imagination of Patricia Werhane: a festschrift. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 29-44

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-74292-2_3

Full citation:

Bowie Norman E. (2018) „Employee rights, moral imagination, and the struggle with universal values: a quick overview of Werhane's contributions to ethics in employment“, In: R. Freeman, S. Dmytriyev & A.C. Wicks (eds.), The moral imagination of Patricia Werhane, Dordrecht, Springer, 29–44.