Fighting epistemic pollution (fake news, business BS) with extended corporate social responsibility

Lamy, Erwin and Beyneix, Isabelle (2022) Fighting epistemic pollution (fake news, business BS) with extended corporate social responsibility. LSE Business Review (07 Mar 2022). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

With the explosion of the internet and social media, it has become incredibly easy to disseminate unfounded rumours, “fake news” and other questionable information. Erwan Lamy and Isabelle Beyneix write that this genuine epistemic pollution, which undermines democracy and the trust necessary for the proper conduct of business, should be taken into account just like attacks on the environment and on the social climate. The notion of corporate social responsibility could thus be completed by introducing a specific notion of epistemic responsibility for companies.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/
Additional Information:	© 2022 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics
Date Deposited:	05 Jul 2022 11:12
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 03:29
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/114676

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