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Why be Moral? Plato's 'Ring of Gyges' Thought Experiment – 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology
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The Ring of Gyges is a mythical magical artifact mentioned by the philosopher Plato in Book 2 of his Republic (2.359a–2.360d).[1] It granted its owner the power…
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Seeing Citizens: re-reading the ring of Gyges' ancestor in Plato's Republic — Princeton University Humanities Council
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Dialing Plato - The idea of "the Ring" existed centuries before Tolkien's epic saga | The Vintage News
Imagine you have the ring of gyges would you still do what is good and what is right? Would you still act morally? Why should you, or not? - Quora
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