Moral Imagination

The idea of moral imagination derives historically from the work of A dam S mith and I mmanuel K ant. In business ethics, moral imagination is defined as the ability in particular circumstances to discover and evaluate possibilities not merely determined by that circumstance, or limited by its operative mental models, or merely framed by a set of rules or rule‐governed concerns. In management decision making, moral imagination entails perceiving norms, social roles, and relationships entwined in any situation. Developing moral imagination involves heightened awareness of contextual moral dilemmas and their mental models, the ability to envision and evaluate new mental models that create new possibilities, and the capability to reframe the dilemma and create new solutions in ways that are novel, economically viable, and morally justifiable.

Cognitive reframing · Dilemma · Epistemology · Moral dilemma · Moral disengagement · Set (abstract data type) · Social cognitive theory of morality · Sociology · Computer Science · Ethics in Business and Education · Management Theory and Practice · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology

• The Theory of Moral Sentiments

  Adam Smith•The Two Narratives of Political…•2010

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• Moral Imagination

  Mark Johnson, Mark H Johnson•Moral Imagination•1993

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