Integral ecology and sustainable business / edited by Ove Jakobsen, Laszlo Zsolnai.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Cover; Integral Ecology and Sustainable Business; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgement; Part 1 Introduction; Introduction: Why Integral Ecology is Needed for Reforming Business; Reference; Part 2 Sustainability and the Meaning of Life; Authenticity and Sustainability: The Search for a Reliable Earth Spirituality; The Cartesian Revolution; Schweitzer and the Eco-Turn in Philosophy; Relational Goods in Economics; Notes; Acknowledgment; References; Social Interventions in Nature; Arguing in Favor of Social Intervention.

Focal Points of Current Economic and Legal RegulationCritics of Unlimited Growth Theory; Foresight-Based Regulation, Promoting Integration, Serving Cooperation in the Living World; Limits of Legal Regulation from an Ecological Perspective; Biocentric and Anthropomorphic Ethics; Animating Objective Reality; Substitution of Retributive Logic for the Reverence of Life without Distinctions and Compromises; Challenge of Extending Legal Regulation to Future Generations; A Communitarian Offer; Germs of Legal Regulation; Concluding Remarks; Notes; References; Quality of Life; An Eastern Perspective.

Connecting East and WestA Western Perspective; Life Satisfaction; The Significance of Meaning; The Third Dimension; The Beauty of Nature; Discussion; References; Frugality and the Intrinsic Value of Nature; Laudato si'; Deep Ecology and Buddhist Economics; The Commonwealth of Life; References; Part 3 Toward Integral Ecology; Integral Ecology and the Anthropocene; Three Necessary Philosophical Questions on Nature; From Mythology to Rationalism and Empiricism; The Impact of Idealism on Our View of Nature; Stoicism as the Philosophical Answer "Par Excellence" During the Holocene.

Gradual Dissolution of the Meaningful Purpose Underlying NatureThe Rationalistic and Empirical Foundation of the Anthropocene; Spirituality Also Asks Questions about Nature; Conclusion; References; Integral Ecology from a Franciscan Perspective; The Franciscan Approach; Theological Characteristics for a Franciscan Theology of Ecology; Conversion; Incarnation or Embracing the World; The Power of Relationship; Building a Space for Experiencing the Franciscan Spirituality of Creation; Learning from Nature; Praying with Nature; Acting on Behalf of Nature; Contemplating on Nature.

Layout of the GardenFranciscan Spirituality and Management; References; Epistemological Approach to Sustainability; Introduction; Sustainability Beyond Ecology; Toward Conceptualization of Sustainability; Chronological Delimitation of Sustainability; Taxonomic Proposal for the Study of Sustainability; Sustainability in Economy and Business Administration; Conclusion; References; Rereading Robinson Crusoe (Defoe) and Friday (Tournier) -- An Ecocritical Approach; Ecocriticism as a New Insight; The Role of Literature; Robinson Crusoe; The Dangerous Sea: Storms, Treacherous Currents.

This collection addresses the relationship between business, the natural environment, ethics and spirituality with insights from economists, business scholars, philosophers, lawyers, theologians and practitioners globally. The contributions offer new and invigorating approaches to sustainable business practices and sustainability leadership.

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