There is an evident lack of rigorous frameworks for making sense of the role and status of spirituality and religion in organizations and organizing, in particular from the perspective of spiritual philosophies of the social. This paper suggests that the philosophy of Plato and his modern follower, political theorist Eric Voegelin could offer a viable perspective for understanding organizational spirituality in its metaphysical, political and ethical contexts. Essential for such a philosophical reflection is the postulation of the transcendental realm as the ultimate reality that provides the fullest templates for order, knowledge and ethicality. It is argued, in the footsteps of Voegelin, that modern organizations and modern organization theory should seek to re-awaken the lost experiences of the divine Beyond by re-animating religious symbols and myths of transcendence as devices for a spiritually opened consciousness.

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超越、意识和秩序：在柏拉图和埃里克·沃格林的脚步中走向组织的哲学精神

显然缺乏严格的框架来理解精神和宗教在组织和组织中的作用和地位，特别是从社会精神哲学的角度来看。本文表明，柏拉图及其现代追随者、政治理论家埃里克·沃格林 (Eric Voegelin) 的哲学可以为在形而上学、政治和伦理背景下理解组织精神提供一个可行的视角。这种哲学反思的关键是先验领域的假设是终极现实，它为秩序、知识和伦理提供了最完整的模板。有人认为，追随沃格林的脚步，