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Ep. 40 The Ring of Gyges: What Would You Do?
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What if you had a magic object, say a ring, that when used would render you invisible, allowing for you to get away with whatever you wanted? How would you use this power? For good actions, or bad? And what is good (virtue) and bad (vice) anyway? Join us as we unpack this classic thought experiment from Plato's The Republic.
Open Door Philosophy on Twitter @d_parsonage or @opendoorphil
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Contact us via email at contact@opendoorphilosophy.com
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Open Door Philosophy website at opendoorphilosophy.com
89 episodes
Manage episode 341667528 series 3364135
What if you had a magic object, say a ring, that when used would render you invisible, allowing for you to get away with whatever you wanted? How would you use this power? For good actions, or bad? And what is good (virtue) and bad (vice) anyway? Join us as we unpack this classic thought experiment from Plato's The Republic.
Open Door Philosophy on Twitter @d_parsonage or @opendoorphil
Open Door Philosophy on Instagram @opendoorphilosophy
Open Door Philosophy website at opendoorphilosophy.com
Contact us via email at contact@opendoorphilosophy.com
Sign up for our newsletter here! Open Door Philosophy Newsletter
Contact us via email at contact@opendoorphilosophy.com
Open Door Philosophy on Instagram @opendoorphilosophy
Open Door Philosophy website at opendoorphilosophy.com
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