Ring of Gyges
The Text
What You'll Learn
Comprehension
Explains Glaucon's social contract argument: justice is "a mean or compromise, between the best of all, which is to do injustice and not be punished, and the worst of all, which is to suffer injustice"
Cause & Consequence
Explains why Glaucon strips the just man of reputation: "we shall not know whether he is just for the sake of justice or for the sake of honours and rewards"
Meaning
Takes a position on Glaucon's claim that anyone with the ring would be unjust: "all men believe in their hearts that injustice is far more profitable"
Defense
Explains why the counterargument has merit
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