Why Businessmen Need Philosophy

by Ghate, Debi

• ISBN13: 9780451232694
• ISBN10: 0451232690
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-05
• Publisher: Berkley Pub Group

Summary

The intellectual tooks every business person needs in the boardroom. Includes two rare essays by Ayn Rand! With government and the media blaming big business for the world economic crisis, capitalism needs all the help it can get. It's the perfect time for this collection of essays presenting a philosophical defense of capitalism by Ayn Rand and other Objectivist intellectuals. Essential and practical, Why Businessmen Need Philosophyreveals the importance of maintaining philosophical principles in the corporate environment at all levels of business from daily operations to executive decisions, and provides the tactical and tactful rational thinking required to defend companies from ideological attacks.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. vi
Introduction	p. vii
Do Businessmen Really Need Philosophy?
Why Businessmen Need Philosophy	p. 3
Philosophy: The Ultimate CEO	p. 19
"Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think."	p. 35
The Businessmen's Crucial Role: Material Men of the Mind	p. 43
The Money-Making Personality	p. 65
Why Is Business "Public Enemy #1"?
America's Persecuted Minority: Big Business	p. 77
The Philosophical Origins of Antitrust	p. 97
The Morality of Moneylending: A Short History	p. 109
Why Conservatives Can't Stop the Growth of the State	p. 147
The Philosophy of Privation: Environmentalism Unveiled	p. 169
Energy Privation: The Environmentalist Campaign Against Energy	p. 193
Doesn't Business Require Compromise?
The Anatomy of Compromise	p. 225
Why Should One Act On Principle?	p. 233
A Defense for Businessmen
Atlas Shrugged: America's Second Declaration of Independence	p. 251
The Dollar and the Gun	p. 267
An Answer for Businessmen	p. 277
"You're guilty of a great sin, Mr. Rearden."	p. 281
The Sanction of the Victims	p. 289
"I work for nothing but my own profit."	p. 299
Afterword
Modern Management	p. 303
Additional Resources
About Ayn Rand	p. 309
About Atlas Shrugged	p. 309
Ayn Rand's Philosophy: Objectivism	p. 309
The Morality of Capitalism	p. 310
Ayn Rand's Fiction	p. 310
Ayn Rand's Nonfiction	p. 310
About the Contributors
About the Contributors	p. 315
About the Ayn Rand Institute	p. 317
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