Egg Timer Philosophy

119: The Ring of Gyges in Plato's Republic


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If a person found a ring that gave them the ability to be invisible and face no consequences for how they acted would they have any reason to act justly?  This is the Ring of Gyges example found in the second book of Plato's Republic.   Tune in as this long standing philosophical thought experiment is cracked open.

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Egg Timer PhilosophyBy Eric Roark

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