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Description:
Teleology dominated early philosophy, but has since been widely dismissed. Referring variously to phenomena, beliefs and methods, its presence is often not appreciated or even recognised. Properly understood, however, teleology can significantly aid accountability, and help support corporate governance and individual liberty.
Details:
Room 1.05, Bush House Southeast Wing, King’s College London
About the speaker:
Elaine Sternberg is the Philosophy and Corporate Governance Fellow of the Institute of Economic Affairs, and a Visiting Research Scholar in Philosophy at the University of Miami (FL). Her many publications at the intersection of Aristotelian philosophy, libertarian politics and free market economics include Just Business: Business Ethics in Action, ‘Defining Capitalism’, and ‘The Power and Pervasiveness of Spontaneous Order’.
Elaine earned her PhD at the LSE as a Fulbright Fellow under the supervision of Michael Oakeshott. She has held academic appointments in the UK at the LSE and the University of Leeds. She also spent 14 years as an investment banker, specializing in international corporate finance and syndicate. She remains Principal of the consultancy firm Analytical Solutions, and on the academic advisory council of Protect, the UK whistleblowers’ charity.