Values and Éthics for the 21st

Values and Ethics for the 21st Century, is the fourth in the series
published annually by the community OpenMind, aimed at
disseminating knowledge at its best.

OpenMind is an online community whose objective is to debate

about the great topics of our time as to generate and diffuse
knowledge that will benefit society as a whole. More than two
hundred leading authors, experts and academics from all
around the world examine the greatest challenges of science,
technology, the economy and business, and the humanities.
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Publication date: 2012

Comercial Title: Values and Éthics for the 21st Century

Content
Author: Varios autores

Translator: Ann Uldall and Zoe Hallington
Publisher: BBVA
Publishing coordination: TF Editores
Translations and text editing: TF Editores
The chosen topic for this book are ethics and values. That is
because we need shared values and ethics, they are vital for the
proper functioning of the economic, political and social network
and, therefore, for the well-being and development of the
potential of every world citizen.

Layout: Jesús García Serrano The intention with regard to this book is to discuss how we can
understand and avail ourselves of universal ethical principles in
Printing: TF Artes Gráficas order to meet the great challenges that the 21st century has
placed before us.
Proyect direction and coordination
The authors have made a great effort, without diminishing the
Chairman´s Advisory, BBVA rigor, to offer clear views of the major ethical challenges in their
Communications and Brand, BBVA respective areas, and even tangible.

Graphic design The book is divided into five parts: ethics in a global world;
ethics in science and technology; ethics, development, poverty
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and the environment; ethics in business; and, finally, ethics in
finance..

© of the publication, BBVA 2011
© of the texts, their respective authors, 2011
© Ángel Mateo Charris. 2011
© of the photographies, their respective
authors
Authors
John R. Boatright, Joseph Carens, Thomas Clarke, Richard T. De
George, Edward Freeman, Mervyn Frost, Francisco González,
Geert Hofstede, Bernardo Kliksberg, Peter Koslowski, Hans
Küng, Andy Miah, Carl Mitcham, Mollie Painter-Morland,
Reinhard H. Schmidt, Kristin Shrader-Frechette, Robert A.
Schultz, Peter Singer, Charles Taylor, Mary Warnock

ISBN: 978-84-15253-48-8
D.L.: M-40698-2011
Printed in Spain