Echoes of Sartre: using existentialism as a living philosophy to inform the teaching of the soft accounting theory, business ethics and ecological sustainability courses

James, Kieran (2011) Echoes of Sartre: using existentialism as a living philosophy to inform the teaching of the soft accounting theory, business ethics and ecological sustainability courses. Prime Research on Education, 1 (7). pp. 120-133. ISSN 2251-1253

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Abstract

This paper considers, in a series of reflections, how existentialist philosophy might be used to inform the
teaching and management of the traditionally conceptualized and conventionally elective 'soft' courses of Accounting Theory, Business Ethics and Sustainability. The purpose is to explore the locations from which the teaching of accounting might offer critical evaluation on the interactions of the individual (for example, student and teacher) and society (for example, employment as 'an accountant' in business, the profession and academia).

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Item Type:	Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C)
Refereed:	Yes
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	The Prime Research on Education is an open access journal. http://www.primejournals.org/PRE). No indication of copyright restrictions.
Depositing User:	Ms Christine Hazel
Faculty / Department / School:	Historic - Faculty of Business and Law - School of Accounting, Economics and Finance
Date Deposited:	27 Feb 2012 07:15
Last Modified:	23 Mar 2015 02:59
Uncontrolled Keywords:	accounting education; existentialism; ethics; Nietzsche; Sartre
Fields of Research :	22 Philosophy and Religious Studies > 2201 Applied Ethics > 220102 Business Ethics 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1501 Accounting, Auditing and Accountability > 150101 Accounting Theory and Standards 13 Education > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130203 Economics, Business and Management Curriculum and Pedagogy
Socio-Economic Objective:	C Society > 93 Education and Training > 9301 Learner and Learning > 930103 Learner Development
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/20890

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