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Complexity, Difference and Identity

An Ethical Perspective

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Editors:
  1. Paul Cilliers

    1. Dept. Philosophy, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

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  2. Rika Preiser

    1. Dept. Philosophy, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

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  • A systematic engagement of the notions of difference, identity and ethics
  • A unique engagement with social and ethical issues from both theoretical and applied perspectives
  • Underscores the inevitability of normative and ethical issues when dealing with complex things
  • Will assist the development of Business Ethics on two levels: in the first place developing a strong theoretical foundation and in the second place in providing specific examples of this theory in action in the real world
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Issues in Business Ethics (IBET, volume 26)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Complexity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Difference, Identity and Complexity

      • Paul Cilliers
      Pages 3-18

    3. The Complex “I”: The Formation of Identity in Complex Systems

      • Tanya de Villiers-Botha, Paul Cilliers
      Pages 19-38

  3. Difference

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
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    2. Complexity: The Evolution of Identity and Diversity

      • Peter M. Allen, Mark Strathern, Liz Varga
      Pages 41-60

    3. Comparison, Diversity and Complexity

      • David Byrne
      Pages 61-75

  5. Complexity and Ethics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. The Complexity of Difference, Ethics and the Law

      • Wilmien Wicomb
      Pages 115-129

    3. Ethical Complexity

      • Harry Kunneman
      Pages 131-164

  6. Ethical Consequences

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. Corporate Identity, Responsibility and the Ethics of Complexity

      • Minka Woermann
      Pages 167-191

    3. Business Ethics from Below: Rethinking Organisational Values, Strategy and Trust

      • Hans Müller
      Pages 193-213

    4. Agonistic Engagements: Difference, Meaning and Deliberation in South African Cities

      • Mark Swilling, Pierre Roux, Amélie Guyot
      Pages 215-239

    5. Africa: Globalisation and the Ethical

      • Leonhard Praeg
      Pages 241-264

    6. Unpacking the Ethics of Complexity: Concluding Reflections

      • Rika Preiser, Paul Cilliers
      Pages 265-287

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 289-300
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About this book

"Complexity" has been part of the academic discourse for a decade or two. Texts on Complexity fall mainly in two categories: fairly technical and mathematical on the one hand, and fairly broad, vague and general on the other. Paul Cilliers’ book Complexity and Postmodernism. Understanding Complex Systems (Routledge 1998) constituted an attempt to bridge this divide by reflecting more rigorously on the philosophical implications of complexity, and by making it accessible to the social sciences. This edited volume is a continuation of this project, with specific reference to the ethical implications of acknowledging complexity. These issues are pertinent to our understanding of organisations and institutions and could contribute significantly to the development of a richer understanding of ethics in business and would be a useful tool for teachers, researchers and post-graduate students with ethical concerns in disciplines ranging from Philosophy, Applied Ethics, Sociology, Organisational Studies, Political Science, Anthropology and Cultural Studies. The central theme which binds all the contributions together is: the inevitability of normative and ethical issues when dealing with complex phenomena. The book should thus be useful in the development of Business Ethics on two levels: in the first place on the level of developing a strong theoretical foundation, in the second place in providing specific examples of this theory in action in the real world.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Philosophy, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Paul Cilliers, Rika Preiser

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