caa a22 4500 388074132 CHVBK 20180307125156.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199910 xx s 000 0 eng 10.2307/3857946 doi S1052150X0000470X pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.2307/3857946 Morse John Who is the Ethics Expert? the Original Footnote to Plato [Elektronische Daten] [John Morse] In her recent article, "The One Necessary Condition for a Business Ethics Course: The Teacher Must be a Philosopher,” Ellen Klein argues that philosophers are best qualified to teach business ethics by virtue of their expertise in ethical theory. Klein likens her claim to that of Plato's "philosopher-king,” who claimed that the philosopher is best suited to be "king,” because he possesses a theoretical understanding of justice. In response to Klein, I point to Aristotle's objection to Plato, which shows that theoretical knowledge of ethics is not sufficient for making a person ethical, because ethics requires both theoretical and practical knowledge. Ultimately, I argue that in order to have a successful business ethics class, one must address both the issues unique to ethical theory, and the particular structures and contexts that are unique to making an ethical decision within the business environment. Copyright © Society for Business Ethics 1999 Business Ethics Quarterly Cambridge University Press 9/4(1999-10), 693-697 1052-150X 9:4<693 1999 9 BEQ https://doi.org/10.2307/3857946 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.2307/3857946 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Morse John NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Business Ethics Quarterly Cambridge University Press 9/4(1999-10), 693-697 1052-150X 9:4<693 1999 9 BEQ CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge