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The Entrepreneur as an Existential Being

In: Humane Entrepreneurship Creating a New Economy, Venture by Venture

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  • Craig S. Galbraith
  • Curt H. Stiles

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Individuals, regardless of their professional pursuits, are existent persons. Individuals live, work, play, and ultimately die as humans. In this fact alone, the act of being human, people need to take their role in life with all the seriousness, dedication, understanding, respect, and opportunity it deserves. But it takes individual courage and persistence to look at one’s existence deeply and honestly. It is a fundamental role of philosophy, and for many, theology, to explain this important process of self-reflection…

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  • Craig S. Galbraith & Curt H. Stiles, 2023. "The Entrepreneur as an Existential Being," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Humane Entrepreneurship Creating a New Economy, Venture by Venture, chapter 8, pages 81-98, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    Keywords

    Humane Entrepreneurship; Humane Economies; Humane Capitalism; History of Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship; Humaneness; Economic History; Markets And Morality; Ethical Markets;
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    JEL classification:

    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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