justice the ring of gyges. socrates lived in athens, greece 469 bc–399 bc his most famous student...
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JusticeThe Ring of Gyges
SocratesLived in Athens, Greece469 BC–399 BC
His most famous student was….
PlatoLived in Athens, Greece428/427 BC – 348/347 BC
His most famous student was …
AristotleLived in Athens, Greece384 BC – 322 BC
His most famous student was …
Alexander the GreatLived in Macedon, Greece356–323 BC
Created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
His empire marks the beginning of Hellenistic Civilization
Hellenistic Era begun by Alexander the Great: 323 BC to about 146 BC
Ring of Gyges
What is worse?
Suffering harm
Inflicting harm
Glaucon
•Deep down, everyone would rather inflict harm than to suffer harm.
•If you had a choice to be on the receiving end or the giving end of harm, which would you choose?
Glaucon on Justice
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Completely Powerless
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Glaucon on Justice
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Completely Powerless
Most of us are in between.
Glaucon on Justice
Completely Powerful
Completely Powerless
Justice is the mean between the extremes