On Ethics, Economy and Capitalism. An Aristotelian Approach
On Ethics, Economy and Capitalism. An Aristotelian Approach

Summary/Abstract: In this study we will analyze a subject which arouses lively debates, especially with the emergence of the latest economic crisis and the acceleration of the globalization process. It is the theme of the ethics of the capitalist system. The discussion about ethics and capitalism, in general, is neither a new one nor of secondary importance. It has been amplified ever since the last three decades of the last century, more and more voices demanding the reconfiguration of the current economic and social arrangements of the capitalist type, so that the economy and the society should become more moral, more virtuous. Bringing this controversial subject into discussion again is particularly interesting as the states in Eastern Europe have the experience of two rival economic and political systems, both models claiming, equally, the supremacy in terms of achieving the moral dimension of the economic and social-political life. The ultimate goal we set is to highlight some priority directions of action which should be followed in order to reconfigure, in this side of Europe as well, a more just and moral socialeconomic model, capable of coping with the challenges of the present world and of leading to the reestablisment of the citizens' confidence and consensus in a new society of welfare and justice.

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