Papers by César González-Cantón
Women & Criminal Justice, 2021
Sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) have received well-founded criticism from multiple front... more Sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) have received well-founded criticism from multiple fronts for their discriminatory effects and variegated harmful consequences on LGBTQ + people. International human rights institutions had voiced their concern over extreme forms and coercive SOCE, labeling them as torture. However, the legal status of “soft” non-coercive practices (i.e., psychological interventions willingly sought by consumers) is less clear. This article argues that a proper understanding of the prohibition on torture and other forms of ill-treatment, and of the positive obligations attached to the right to equality requires banning SOCE in all its forms, even when pursued by consenting consumers.
Journal of Business Ethics
The capability approach is gaining momentum as a theory of corporate responsibility and business ... more The capability approach is gaining momentum as a theory of corporate responsibility and business ethics at a time when the UN Guiding Principles have become a most important framework. A novel approach is now emerging that seeks to understand and specify human rights obligations of businesses within the framework provided by the capability approach. This article partially examines the triad corporate responsibility–human rights–capability approach by exploring the relationship between human rights and capabilities. Thus, it offers conceptual and practical implications for a human rights perspective on corporate responsibility. The bulk of our thesis focuses on studying Nussbaum’s and Sen’s claim that human rights are entitlements to capabilities by means of a discussion of the notion of human dignity. In particular, we show the capability approach’s ability to dissipate theoretical and practical challenges posed by the notion of dignity. This article does not offer a detailed explanation of the implications of our investigation for human rights responsibilities of business. However, an outline of its potential contribution toward unfolding those obligations, conceptually and practically, is provided.
Human Foundations of Management, 2014
Human Foundations of Management, 2014
Phronesis and Quiddity in Management, 2014
This chapter plays a heuristic role in our argument. In order to explicate practical reason, a de... more This chapter plays a heuristic role in our argument. In order to explicate practical reason, a detailed picture will be given of the misleading concept that features as practical reasoning in mainstream management theories and business education. Within such theories and education, the process of decision-making or judgement-making has been understood in a very rationalistic fashion, exactly the opposite of what Aristotle and Izutsu, the sources of our notion of phronesis, defend in their writings (see Chapter 1).
Phronesis and Quiddity in Management, 2014
Human Foundations of Management, 2014
Grasping the human action is crucial for both making decisions and managing people within organiz... more Grasping the human action is crucial for both making decisions and managing people within organizations. The human action entails many elements previously dealt with, such as rationality emotions and motivations, will, learning and habits, along with relations with others. It also involves moral discernment, which is a significant human trait. This is the ability to perceive and evaluate the quality of actions and behaviors from the perspective of good and evil.
Human Foundations of Management, 2014
Economics, management and organizational theories assume, at least implicitly, a certain model of... more Economics, management and organizational theories assume, at least implicitly, a certain model of the human being, and this has significant consequences for the subsequent development of such theories and the practice of management. So far the dominant model has been, and continues to be, that of the homo economicus, although with certain variants. Homo economicus, in simple terms, is an individual with interests and preferences and a rational capacity oriented to maximizing those preferences, which are usually considered as self-regarding.
Human Foundations of Management, 2014
Human will refers to the human capacity to actively decide what to do instead of reacting automat... more Human will refers to the human capacity to actively decide what to do instead of reacting automatically to stimuli. Although we sometimes act impulsively and without reflection, we have the ability to select different courses of action after rational deliberation, to choose one action from among two or more alternatives.
Phronesis and Quiddity in Management, 2014
This chapter elaborates further the points we have raised and discussed in Chapter 4, namely, the... more This chapter elaborates further the points we have raised and discussed in Chapter 4, namely, the question of consciousness and quiddity. Through Izutsu (1983, 1991) we arrived at the concept of a superior knowledge that was metaphysical in nature both in and through practice. We contend that it is this knowledge that activates judgementmaking.1
Phronesis and Quiddity in Management, 2014
Phronesis and Quiddity in Management, 2014
Human Foundations of Management, 2014
ENDOXA, 2015
afirmaciones-unas geniales, otras controvertidas, algunas manifiestamente erróneas-sorprenden por... more afirmaciones-unas geniales, otras controvertidas, algunas manifiestamente erróneas-sorprenden por su frescura e invitan a una profunda reflexión sobre el fenómeno del consuelo. Se trata de una obra nacida de una disquisición muy personal, en la que el autor prueba los límites, no solo de su competencia filosófica, sino de su propia persona.
Human Foundations of Management, 2014
The human person is a relational being. One initial aspect of this is the human-to-nature relatio... more The human person is a relational being. One initial aspect of this is the human-to-nature relationship. Humans use nature, as other animals do, to obtain food, protect themselves and acquire a habitat, but through their work humans also transform nature for many different purposes. Some theories are anthropocentric, placing human beings above nature. Sometimes they are presented as tyrants, at others as stewards caring for the environment and seeking sustainability. Other approaches see the human person merely as one living species among others (biocentrism) or as a mere part of the ecosystem (ecocentrism).
Human Foundations of Management, 2014
Religions and related wisdom traditions provide global visions of the world, which generally incl... more Religions and related wisdom traditions provide global visions of the world, which generally include a coherent view of the human being. Ancient Asian religions and philosophies, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism (or Daoism), though quite different from each other, generally share the view of the human person as a social being endowed with a spiritual element — a soul — and open to transcendence, and in harmony with the natural environment. They include values or role models for good behavior, which entails a certain capacity for acting morally.
Human Foundations of Management, 2014
Human Foundations of Management, 2014
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