The Allegory of Plato's Ring – Alex Gendler

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More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek philosopher Plato recounted the legend of the Ring of Gyges in “Republic.” The story of the ring surfaces as the philosopher Socrates and his student discuss why people act justly: is it because it is what is right? Or because it is a convention that is enforced through punishments and rewards? Alex Gendler shares the allegory of the ill-gotten magic ring.

Lesson by Alex Gendler, directed by Vitalii Nebelskyi.

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