Ethics of suffering and pain – also for managers?

28th Symposium on Ethics 6/27/2023 in Cultural hall Martin, Sázava

ETHICS of suffering and pain

Contributions from 1th medical faculty of Charles University, Prague

• The meaning of pain and suffering
• Reference to the finitude of life and work
• Boundary situation
• The role of the military chaplain
• The role of the doctor and the therapist
• War and Peace

Application of medical ethics in management? (Dr. D. Kučera)

• Economists’ faith in sustainable development
• Managerial theories based on utilitarianism reducing pain and increasing happiness
• One-sided economic perspective in the environment of human society and nature
• The manager and his personal crisis
• Absence of the topic in management education – but presence in management practice

 KUČERA, Dušan. The potential of spirituality for the treatment of organizational trauma. 
In: HÁŠA, Stanislav, BRUNET-THORNTON, Richard. Impact of Organizational Trauma on Workplace 
Behavior and Performance [online]. Hershey : IGI Publishing, 2017, p. 295–317. 413. 
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2021-4.ch013.