Introduction

Shunsuke Sugimoto is a researcher specializing in ethics, particularly business ethics. He re-evaluates virtue ethics, proposing frameworks for ethical evaluation of organizationa scandals. His work also clarifies the concept of normative reasons, examining their relationship with 'right' and 'good'.

■Metaethics
Research Objective: Clarification of normative reasons in contemporary meta-ethics
- Title: Shunsuke Sugimoto, “An Analysis of Virtue-Based Normative Reasons,” Tetsugaku (The Journal of the Mita Philosophy Society), No. 155, March 23, 2025, pp. 43–67.
■Business Ethics
Research Objective: Proposal of a framework for evaluating corporate scandals
- Title: Shunsuke Sugimoto, “Organizational Virtue Ethics: A Framework for Ethical Evaluation of Organizational Scandals,” The Journal of the Japan Society for Business Ethics Study, No. 29, 2022, pp. 253–265.

Areas of Research

・Business Ethics

Social Contributions

・Promoting ethical business practices
・Addressing corporate scandals through organizational virtues
・Improving corporate culture and structure