Professor of Philosophy College of Mount St. Joseph The First Business Transaction Ronald F. White, Phd. Professor of Philosophy College of Mount St. Joseph

The Corporation in American Society The premier social institution of the twentieth century Commerce and the “good life.” Goods and Services

Evolutionary Foundations Resources: food, water, clothing, etc The First Business Transaction Human Nature (Conscious, Biological) Self-interest Rationality Cooperation- Hypothesis: The natural history of business enterprise requires at least a certain degree of self-interested cooperation between at least two intelligent organisms in the exchange of goods and/or services.

Evolutionary Foundations Human Beings as Survival Machines Cooperation vs. Predation Altruism vs. Competition Altruism Ideal Kin-Altruism Reciprocal Altruism Problems of Predation and Cheating Business with Relatives, Friends, Strangers Evolutionary Moral Landscape Recognizing relatives, friends, strangers. Remembering reciprocators and cheaters language Evolution of Criminal Justice Hierarchical Social Structures Biological Evolution vs. Social or Cultural Evolution