In Il conflitto epidemico Rossi had already criticised the mingling of ethics and business deals of which the “Ethical Codes” are the most famous examples: “ during the last thirty years business ethics have developed and have now become an independent discipline: what has grown around it (research, congresses, specialised magazines) makes me ask if we shouldn’t turn its original definition upside-down and speak about the business of ethics” (page 118).

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