The relevance of ancient Greeks to modern business? A dialogue on businessand ethics

What follows is a dialogue, in the Platonic sense, concerning the justifica tions for "business ethics" as a vehicle for asking questions about the val ues of modern business organisations. The protagonists are the authors, Gor don Pearson - a pragmatist and sceptic where business ethics is concerned - and Martin Parker - a sociologist and idealist who wishes to be able to as k ethical questions of business. By the end of the dialogue we come to no a greement on the necessity or justification for business ethics, but on the way discuss the uses of philosophy, the meanings of integrity and trust, Mc Donald's, a hypothetical torture manufacturer and various other matters.