Platonic Engagements: A Contemporary Dialogue on Morality, Justice and the Business WorldIn Platonic Engagements, Helen, a college senior majoring in business and philosophy, raises central questions about ideal individual morality, social justice, education, political philosophies and management based on Plato's principles in the Republic. Plato's moral relevance to current issues in democratic capitalism is put to the test in this contemporary philosophical dialogue. |
Contents
WHAT WAS PLATOS INTELLECTUAL REVOLT AGAINST ATHENIAN STAGES OF CONVENTIONAL MORALITY? | 1 |
METAPHYSICS WHAT IS TRULY REAL AND MORAL? | 75 |
EPISTEMOLOGY WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BELIEF AND KNOWLEDGE? | 147 |
HUMAN NATURE AND IDEAL MORALITY WHAT IS THE ORIGIN NATURE AND DESTINY OF THE SOUL? | 227 |
THE JUST SOCIETY WHAT IS THE ORIGIN NATURE AND DESTINY OF THE IDEAL SOCIETY? | 281 |
REVIEW AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS | 381 |
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF PLATO | 393 |
REFERENCES | 401 |
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