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Resumen: El artículo intenta demostrar que la espiritualidad no es una forma de "altruismo racional" y que la elección de los actores espiritualmente motivados no puede reducirse a la lógica de "maximizar una preferencia altruista". En primer lugar, explica que la espiritualidad es necesaria como método para resolver problemas divergentes, que no pueden ser resueltos por la mente racional calculadora. Luego, explora el modus operandi del discernimiento espiritual, tomando como guía las conferencias de Hannah Arendt sobre la filosofía política de Kant. Por último, el autor ofrece algunas indicaciones acerca del modo en que este método de juicio moral y de discernimiento espiritual puede renovar las bases de la ética empresarial y del liderazgo. ; Abstract: The paper tries to demonstrate that spirituality is not a form of "rational altruism" and the choice of spiritually motivated actors cannot be reduced to the logic of "maximizing an altruistic preference". First, it explains that we need spirituality as a method to solve the socalled "divergent problems" which cannot be solved by the rational calculative mind. Then, it explores the modus operandi of spiritual discernment. Hannah Arendt's lectures on Kant's Political Philosophy are a guide in this exploration. Finally, the author gives some indications on how this method of moral judgment and spiritual discernment may renew the foundations of business and leadership.

Good business needs a peaceful and just world in which to operate and prosper. Likewise, peace thrives in a healthy economic environment. However, many companies - either directly or indirectly - are involved in the arms race and in a battle to exploit and control scarce resources. As a result of the ambiguous power of business, a timely reflection on its impact on war and peace is needed as well as a conscious pro-peace commitment. Business, Ethics and Peace gathers a selection of papers presented at the International SPES Conference Business for Peace, Strategies for Hope at Ypres, April 10-12, 2014. Among the many initiatives commemorating the centennial of World War I, this project focuses on the ethical need to prevent the next conflict. It interprets and presents peace as a holistic and evolving concept, defining the need for an ethical charter of human rights and responsibilities. The papers illustrate the impact of religion in peace management and present solutions and practices for corporate peace-building.

Chapter 1: The Will to Serve: An Anthropological and Spiritual Foundation for Leadership -- Chapter 2: Reading Exodus 18 and Robert Greenleaf -- Chapter 3: Servant Leadership Beyond Servant and Leader: A Buddhist Perspective on the Theory and Practice of Servant Leadership -- Chapter 4: Ipseistic Ethics Beyond Moralism: Rooting the "Will to Serve" In "The Reverence for Life" -- Chapter 5: Simone Weil and a Critical Will to Serve.-Chapter 6: The Dark Side of Servant Leadership: Power Abuse via Serving -- Chapter 7: Christianity and Servant Leadership -- Chapter 8: Protecting the Weak and Creating Community -- Chapter 9: Foundations for Social Entrepreneurship: An Integrative Indian Perspective -- Chapter 10: Workplace Spirituality in Social Entrepreneurship: Motivation for Serving the Common Good -- Chapter 11: Mindful Servant Leadership for B-Corps -- Chapter 12: The Religious Leader as Social Entrepreneur -- Chapter 13: Serving the Poor: The Case of the EoC Enterprise 'Mercurio Net' -- Chapter 14: Servant Leadership in Market-Oriented Organizations, does that Make Sense? An Evaluation from an Economic-Organization Theory Perspective -- Chapter 15: The Importance of Calling in Realization of Life Projects: The Case of Maverick and Serial-entrepreneur Hans Nielsen Hauge with Implications for Business Education -- Chapter 16: Rethinking Fashion Retail: The Case of MrSale -- Chapter 17: Aldous Huxley's Anarchist Entrepreneurship Based on Spiritual Capital -- Chapter 18: John Wesley: Prophet and Entrepreneur