"Leave the cave!" In his article suggests Markus Holzbrink the area business ethics as an anchored in the everyday world of matter that could be treated by philosophical ethicists.
If under this treatment, a philosophical and detached analysis of the area is understood, can be approved the proposal wood Brinks: Exactly in such analysis is the competence of philosophy.
If Holzbrink however take the view that philosophers should be in the context of actual business activities right advice is attached utmost skepticism
Many managers now know that the solutions to these complex issues [of the normative and moral problem complexes, that any company today is confronted, Soph.] that need to be discussed here, have a better chance of success if trained in the ethical issues involved specialists in the discussions and decisions. likebusiness and industry, also for deem necessary to comply with a court-philosopher, who will assist you in answering and interpretation of ethical concerns. It goes without saying that this can happen only in terms of profit maximization. In this respect, the problems in the financial and economic recovery are themselves rooted culture, and those are usually they can only turn out a philosophical advice to the detriment of the company. What it will be worthless for The same can be.
(wood Brink, p. 40)
Ergo: philosophy and economics are complementary cultures that can be purchased only at the cost of mutual concessions to each other. To the detriment of both.
Source: Mark Wood Brink leave the cave! A Plea for the Humanities, in: Ludger Heidbrink, Harald Welzer (Eds.), The end of humility. To improve the humanities and cultural studies. Beck'che Series 2007, p. 39
