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Vana-Kreeka filosoofi Platoni (427 347 e.Kr.) dialoogid on Ohtumaa filosoofia pohi. Tema mahukas kirjalikus parandis sonastatud kusimused on jaanud „filosoofia“ pohikusimusteks tanaseni. Platonil saab filosoofia esmakordselt selgepiirilise sisu kindla uurimisvaldkonnana, mis nouab kindlat motlemismeetodit. Dialoogide ammendamatu mitmekihilisuse ja mitmetimoistetavuse tottu on Platon endiselt, ka 2350 aastat parast surma, uuritavamaid „teemasid“ filosoofia ajaloos. Platoni „Teoste“ I koitesse on koondatud koik seni eesti keeles ilmunud Platoni tervikteosed ja uusi tolkeid („Phaidon“, „Phaidros“). Raamat annab pildi Platoni eesti keelde tolkimise ajaloost ja hetkeseisust. „Sokratese apoloogia“ on Platoni kirjanduslik versioon Sokratese kaitsekonest ateenlaste kohtu ees 399. a. e.Kr. „Kriton“ kajastab Sokratese surma-eelset vestlust sober Kritoniga, kes puuab teda veenda vanglast pogenema. „Pidusoogi“ vestlusteema on armastus dialoogil on olnud tohutu moju ohtumaisele „erose“ moistele. „Charmidese“ keskmes on vooruse olemus. „Euthyphroni“ keskmes jumalakartlikkus ja -vallatus. Esmakordselt eesti keeles ilmuv „Phaidon“, kreeka proosa meistriteoseid, kirjeldab samuti Sokratese viimast paeva enne surma ning on pohiallikaid Platoni hinge- ja ideedeopetuse tundmaoppimisel. „Phaidroses“ avaneb metafuusika algne situatsioon (T. Luik).

Inside the Trillion Dollar Industry That Owns Everything What do Dunkin' Donuts, J. Crew, Toys "R" Us, and Burger King have in common? They are all currently or just recently were owned, operated, and controlled by private equity firms. The New Tycoons: Inside the Trillion Dollar Private Equity Industry That Owns Everything takes the reader behind the scenes of these firms: their famous billionaire founders, the overlapping stories of their creation and evolution, and the outsized ambitions that led a group of clever bankers from small shops operating in a corner of Wall Street into powerhouse titans of capital. This is the story of the money and the men who handle it. Go inside the private worlds of founders Henry Kravis, Steve Schwarzman, David Bonderman, and more in The New Tycoons, and discover how these men have transformed the industry and built the some of the most powerful and most secretive houses of money in the world. With numerous private equity firms going public for the first time, learn how these firms operate, where their money comes from and where it goes, and how every day millions of customers, employees, and retirees play a role in that complex tangle of money Author Jason Kelly tells the story of how thirty some years ago a group of colleagues with $120,000 of their own savings founded what would become one of the largest private equity shops in the world, completing the biggest buyout the world has ever seen, and making them all billionaires in the process Presents a never-before-seen look inside a secretive and powerful world on the verge of complete transformation as the industry and its leaders gain public profiles, scrutiny, and political positions Analyzing the founders and the firms at a crucial moment, when they've elevated themselves beyond their already lofty ambitions into the world of public opinion and valuation, New Tycoons looks at one of the most important, yet least examined, trillion-dollar corners of the global economy and what it portends for these new tycoons.