_Doing Good_ is a bold call for a new social contract in a world
buckling under the weight of multiple crises - geopolitical tension,
ecological collapse, technological disruption, growing inequality, and
the slow erosion of liberal democracy. The promises of modernity, once
rooted in the convergence of technoscientific progress and liberal
capitalism, have failed to deliver widespread peace and prosperity.
Instead, we face an uncertain future that demands radical rethinking.
Markus Gabriel offers a daring yet pragmatic vision: a New
Enlightenment that fuses ethical insight with market forces. We don't
need to abandon capitalism, but we need a revolution within capitalism
itself: ethical capitalism. This is a form of capitalism that does not
merely accommodate morality but thrives on it - generating profit by
doing good.
Rejecting the temptation to vilify capitalism, Gabriel reframes it as
a system ripe for moral evolution. Doing business is not exempt from
ethical responsibility. Ethical business is not only more just: it is
economically smarter too. Businesses that solve real problems, respect
planetary boundaries, and promote human flourishing are better
positioned for long-term success than those that pursue short-term
gain through exploitation or extraction.
Ethical capitalism is not a utopian fantasy: it is a realistic,
actionable path that rejects authoritarian alternatives while
advancing a richer conception of freedom. Gabriel thus opens the way
to a new eco-social liberalism, one grounded in what we actually know
about ourselves as prosocial, value-producing animals. _Doing Good_ is
both a warning and a manifesto for those determined to steer humanity
toward a future worth inheriting.
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How Ethical Capitalism Can Save Liberal Democracy
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ISBN
9781509572120
Publisert
2026
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Polity
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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