There is considerable consensus on the idea that Aristotelian virtue ethics advocates moral realism. In numerous works, the well-known business ethicist Edwin Hartman grapples with reconciling the unitary vision of life that a particular kind of moral realism advocates and the pluralist respect for diverse cultures and belief systems that comprise our world. This paper closely follows Hartman's efforts to reconcile his liberal values with his guarded support for Aristotelian moral realism. We argue that the realist interpretation of Aristotle's function argument can be employed to strengthen Hartman's critique of the concept of Homo economicus, which is often posited by its proponents and critics alike as the only viable position for a business manager. Drawing from Aristotle, the paper posits a novel notion of species-excellence as the ultimate telos of human life and an objective basis for a critique of Homo economicus.

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哈特曼的窘境：调和商业美德伦理的多元主义和现实主义

亚里士多德的美德伦理学提倡道德现实主义，这一观点有相当大的共识。在许多著作中，著名的商业伦理学家埃德温哈特曼努力调和一种特殊的道德现实主义提倡的单一生活观与对构成我们世界的多元文化和信仰体系的多元尊重。本文密切关注哈特曼努力调和他的自由价值观与他对亚里士多德道德现实主义的谨慎支持的努力。我们认为，可以采用对亚里士多德功能论证的现实主义解释来加强哈特曼对经济人概念的批判，经济人概念通常被其支持者和批评者等人视为企业经理唯一可行的职位。借鉴亚里士多德，