View in EDS PDF Full Text

Sustainable Development: Lost Meaning and Opportunity?

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Sustainable Development: Lost Meaning and Opportunity?
Authors: Fergus, A. H. T.1 aftrgus@ucalgary.ca, Rowney, J. I. A.1 Julie.rowney@haskayne.ucalgary.ca
Source: Journal of Business Ethics. Aug2005 Part 1, Vol. 60 Issue 1, p17-27. 11p.
Subject Terms: *Componential analysis (Linguistics), *Economic development, Sustainable development, Discourse ethics, Social responsibility of business, Socioeconomic factors, Social accounting, Socioeconomics, Strategic planning, Ethics
Abstract: The term Sustainable Development has been used in many different contexts and consequently has come to represent many different ideas. The purpose of this paper was to explore the underlying meaning of the term Sustainable Development, and to assess the dominant ethic behind such meaning. Through this exploration, we uncovered a change in the semantic meaning of the term, and described what that meaning entails. The term Sustainable Development had the potential, we argue, to stimulate discursive engagement with respect to the future development of society within an ethical framework based around the values of inclusivity, diversity, and integration. The importance of philosophical context within which the term is used influences the definitional process of meaning, and has been simulated into the language of the dominant scientific-economic paradigm. We go on to explore how this meaning change has come about. In doing so we looked to the Enlightenment period and the resulting philosophies to explore the foundations of meaning, and then to the work of Jürgen Habermas to explain how the scientific-economic paradigm came to dominate the meaning of Sustainable Development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Journal of Business Ethics is the property of Springer Nature and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: Education Research Complete
FullText Links:
  – Type: pdflink
Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: ehh
DbLabel: Education Research Complete
An: 18353042
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Sustainable Development: Lost Meaning and Opportunity?
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Fergus%2C+A%2E+H%2E+T%2E%22">Fergus, A. H. T.</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo><i> aftrgus@ucalgary.ca</i><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Rowney%2C+J%2E+I%2E+A%2E%22">Rowney, J. I. A.</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo><i> Julie.rowney@haskayne.ucalgary.ca</i>
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Journal+of+Business+Ethics%22">Journal of Business Ethics</searchLink>. Aug2005 Part 1, Vol. 60 Issue 1, p17-27. 11p.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subject Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: *<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Componential+analysis+%28Linguistics%29%22">Componential analysis (Linguistics)</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Economic+development%22">Economic development</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Sustainable+development%22">Sustainable development</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Discourse+ethics%22">Discourse ethics</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Social+responsibility+of+business%22">Social responsibility of business</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Socioeconomic+factors%22">Socioeconomic factors</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Social+accounting%22">Social accounting</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Socioeconomics%22">Socioeconomics</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Strategic+planning%22">Strategic planning</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Ethics%22">Ethics</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: The term Sustainable Development has been used in many different contexts and consequently has come to represent many different ideas. The purpose of this paper was to explore the underlying meaning of the term Sustainable Development, and to assess the dominant ethic behind such meaning. Through this exploration, we uncovered a change in the semantic meaning of the term, and described what that meaning entails. The term Sustainable Development had the potential, we argue, to stimulate discursive engagement with respect to the future development of society within an ethical framework based around the values of inclusivity, diversity, and integration. The importance of philosophical context within which the term is used influences the definitional process of meaning, and has been simulated into the language of the dominant scientific-economic paradigm. We go on to explore how this meaning change has come about. In doing so we looked to the Enlightenment period and the resulting philosophies to explore the foundations of meaning, and then to the work of Jürgen Habermas to explain how the scientific-economic paradigm came to dominate the meaning of Sustainable Development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
– Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright
  Label:
  Group: Ab
  Data: <i>Copyright of Journal of Business Ethics is the property of Springer Nature and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=ehh&AN=18353042
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1007/s10551-005-2927-9
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 11
        StartPage: 17
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Componential analysis (Linguistics)
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Economic development
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Sustainable development
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Discourse ethics
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Social responsibility of business
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Socioeconomic factors
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Social accounting
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Socioeconomics
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Strategic planning
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Ethics
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Sustainable Development: Lost Meaning and Opportunity?
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Fergus, A. H. T.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Rowney, J. I. A.
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 08
              Text: Aug2005 Part 1
              Type: published
              Y: 2005
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 01674544
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 60
            – Type: issue
              Value: 1
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Journal of Business Ethics
              Type: main
ResultId 1