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Political Realism remains one of the most fascinating and controversial global topics today. Unfortunately, however, economists, business scholars, and professionals have neglected both its distinctive analytical understanding of social reality as well as its powerful normative approach to the tragedy of the human condition. This book, a study in ethics, business, and leadership, seeks to fill this serious gap by developing a compelling Realist philosophy of business capable of dealing with this world, a world of our own making characterized by profound ethical dilemmas stemming from the human striving for power, money, and morality. Arguing for the necessity of what is called the Realist Revolution in business, the political-realist framework identified will help scholars, professionals, and policy makers to navigate more effectively through the timeless and increasingly complex organizational challenges; proposed is the concept of Realist Leadership as a viable and realistic means for ameliorating ethical dilemmas. Presenting a secularized approach to principled business making and leadership eschewing both naIve idealism and crude fatalism, The Realist and Business Ethics offers a new way forward through the prudent balancing of self-interest, corporate success, and social morality in turbulent times and after.