June 2022
Intermediate to advanced
106 pages
2h 18m
English
Content preview from Conscious Business Ethics
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Meaning
Remember that thou art an actor in a play of such a kind as the teacher (author) may choose; if short, of a short one; if long, of a long one: if he wishes you to act the part of a poor man, see that you act the part naturally; if the part of a lame man, of a magistrate, of a private person, (do the same). For this is your duty, to act well the part that is given to you; but to select the part, belongs to another.
—Epictetus
This section is an attempt to modernize Plato’s cave allegory. To bring this powerful thought experiment into the information age, it would be useful to make it comprehensible to present-day human beings. Just as the cave would be a comprehensible experience for ancient Greeks to ponder ...