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From « freedom » to « care » From « profits » to

« attentions » Joensuu – Finland – KUAP /MEP 2013

The 3 questions of my life

• What kind of man/woman would I become?

• What kind of live would I live?

• What kind of society would I live in ?

Synopsis

I Profits & ethics« Freedom » from « Libertarianism »

II Moral in the (ultra)capitalism ?

« Corporate Social Responsability » and

« Stakeholders »

III Principle responsability« Technologies self-sufficiency »

« Next » generationsDifferent responsabilities

« depending on… »

IV The Care

Measure the actions according on the « response » its impacts

on « others’weakness »

I

Profits & ethics« Freedom » from « Libertarianism »

Morelize the (ultra)capitalism ?

« Corporate Social Responsability » and

« Stakeholders »

Principle responsability« Technologies self-sufficiency »

« Next » generationsDifferent responsabilities

« depending on… »

The Care

Measure the actions according on the « response » its impacts

on « others’weakness »

The question is :

Is it fair to make profits ?

yes, it could!

•The Roots in the libertarianism theory.

Philosophical & Political theory

Profits & Ethics

What does this theory defend ?

•« A society is fair (just) when the principle of freedom is respected ! »

•There are other ways :• Utilitarism – happyness• Marxism – equality• Rawls ‘ theory – both freedom & equality• Habermas - acting communition • Honneth - recognition

Freedom for libertarians?

We can do all what we want to do!

BUT in

A coherent legal system :

• Property of the body• Fair transactions of the Properties• Properties origine

In this case, profits are « fair »!

Could the « Freedom » idea had split to Ultracapitalism ?

YES!

Ultracapitalime ?

« The one and only compagnies reponsability is profitability »

CSQS

25,000 poeple are starving each day!!!

II

Is it possible to increase morality in the ultracapitalism ?

« Corporate Social Responsability » and « Stakeholders »

Principle responsability« Technologies self-sufficiency »

« Next » generationsDifferent responsabilities

« depending on… »

The Care

Measure the actions according on the « response » its impacts

on « others’weakness »

They try to do…

• This recent point of view (raising of moral standart) derives largely from the developpement of The Corporate Social Responsability concept.

• The CSR fondation – values coming from the bible and the Christian heritage (some decades ago – late 1960s and early 1970s)

Corporate social responsability

Definition 1

• Corporate conscience• Corporate citizenship• Social performanence• Sustainable responsible

business

A voluntary process with the aim to embrace responsability for all the company’s actions

CSR =

Defintition 2

encourage a positive impact through its actitivities on all stakeholders

•Environment• consumers• communities•membres of the public sphere✪ employees (including old workers)

CSR =

Is it actually a progress ?

•Implementation of this process = a important cost•Weak or bad return on investment (in terms of profits)•CSR process is an « image » to distract consumers and employees from ethical questions posed by the company core operations.

Judgement ?

If real implication in CSR – there are real befenits for all stakeholders!

If CSR = communication aliby and marketing outline – No moral inprovement

•Nobody is able to clearly judge this paradoxal situation •In my philosopher’s opinion – NO real progress!

III

Principle responsability« Technologies self-sufficiency »

« Next » generationsDifferent responsabilities

« depending on… »

The Care

Measure the actions according to the « response » its impacts on

« others’weakness »

Another and best path…

THE Principle responsabilityH. Jonas

Warning!!!

• Technologies are more and more independant from the human being

• We have to pay attention to the next generations

• We haven’t the same level of responsability

Our responsability is •To mainten our links with the nature

•To anticipate the impacts on the unborn generations•To increase morality all around our local situation

IV

The Care

Measure the actions according on (the

« response ») its impacts on « others’weakness »

« Care »

Comes from• Nurses’ fields• Feminist studies

• « stay by the bedside »

• Ethical field = measure the actions according to its impacts on « others’weakness »

C. Gilligan

Measure the actions according to (the « response ») its impacts on « others’weakness »

It could become a ethical criterium and a new way to solidarity and non-profit based society

•As an individual•In your community live•In your fight for a fair society

Profits & ethics

oProfits are « valid » on an ethical point of view!oBut ultracapitalism kills Human beings

Is it possible to increase morality ultracapitalism by way of CSR ?

oNo! It is actually often a screen or an aliby

Principle responsabilityoIf we want to preserve The Human

Being & the nature…owe have to apply this Principle in all our

actions

HOW? HOW?

With The Care attitude!oMeasuring the actions according to the

response in its impacts on the « others’weakness »

oIn all relationships – individual, groups & companies - society

We can try it… for the three last IP’(happy)days

Thank youMerci

For a realistic dreamer, Human being is tenderness