Download or read book Platonic Engagements written by M. Francis Reeves and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2004 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 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.