This article draws from Charles Taylor’s work of retrieval to advance moral foundations theory (MFT). Taylor’s contribution to MFT lies in his insistence that we retrieve the moral sources that have helped constitute, substantiate, and give meaning to individuals’ moral sensibilities. Applying Taylor’s insights to MFT, this article seeks to advance a view of moral foundations that connects them more explicitly to their underlying moral sources. Using this retrieved account of moral foundations, this article then addresses current issues within moral foundations research and theory. Finally, this article suggests ways in which Taylor’s philosophy can contribute to three areas within business ethics: ethical leadership, behavioral ethics, and ethics pedagogy.

本文借鉴查尔斯·泰勒 (Charles Taylor) 的检索工作来推进道德基础理论 (MFT)。泰勒对 MFT 的贡献在于他坚持认为我们要找回有助于构成、证实和赋予个人道德情感意义的道德源泉。本文将泰勒的见解应用于 MFT，旨在提出一种道德基础的观点，将道德基础更明确地与其潜在的道德根源联系起来。然后，本文利用检索到的道德基础描述来解决道德基础研究和理论中的当前问题。最后，本文提出了泰勒的哲学可以为商业道德的三个领域做出贡献的方法：道德领导力、行为道德和道德教育学。