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The Ring of Gyges/ˈdʒaɪˌdʒiːz/ (Ancient Greek: Γύγου Δακτύλιος, Gúgou Daktúlios, Attic Greek pronunciation:[ˈɡyːˌɡoːdakˈtylios]) is a hypothetical magic ring mentioned by the philosopher Plato in Book 2 of his Republic (2:359a–2:360d).[1] It grants its owner the power to become invisible at will. Using the ring as an example, this section of the Republic considers whether a rational, intelligent person who has no need to fear negative consequences for committing an injustice would nevertheless act justly.
^Laird, A. (2001). "Ringing the Changes on Gyges: Philosophy and the Formation of Fiction in Plato's Republic". Journal of Hellenic Studies. 121: 12–29. doi:10.2307/631825. JSTOR 631825. S2CID 170951759.
the RingofGyges in Plato's Republic, which conferred invisibility, though there is no suggestion that Tolkien borrowed from the story. The One Ring was...
Gyges can refer to: One of the Hecatoncheires from Greek mythology King Gygesof Lydia Ogyges RingofGyges This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
battle of the Pelennor Fields: Rome "with a happy ending". Plato's Republic tells the story of the RingofGyges that gave its owner the power of invisibility...
progressively corrupts the mind of its owner to use the Ring for evil. The corrupting power of the Ring has been compared to the RingofGyges in Plato's Republic...
called Dwarf's Hill. Magical rings occur in classical legend, in the form of Plato's RingofGyges which grants the power of invisibility to its wearer...
The shepherd Gyges, who found it in a cave, used its power to seduce the queen, kill the king and take his place. Earlier accounts ofGyges, however, who...
tradition of Plato's Academy. This academy was shut down by Justinian in 529 AD, when some of the scholars fled to Harran, where the study of classical...
In philosophy and specifically metaphysics, the theory of Forms, theory of Ideas, Platonic idealism, or Platonic realism is a theory widely credited to...
Ritualistic Point of View: Gyges' Ring and the Cave Allegory". Kernos (16): 133–141. doi:10.4000/kernos.815. Murphy, N. R. (April 1932). "The 'Simile Of Light' in...
2016) Laird, A. (2001). "Ringing the Changes on Gyges: Philosophy and the Formation of Fiction in Plato's Republic". Journal of Hellenic Studies. 121: 12–29...
surrounding RingofGyges, and Gyges's later enthronement to the Lydian throne and foundation of the new dynasty, by replacing the King Kandaules, the last of the...
of the Good, or more literally translated "the Idea of the Good" (ἡ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ ἰδέα), is a concept in the philosophy of Plato. In Plato's Theory of Forms...
whom political skill is combined with philosophical knowledge. The concept of a city-state ruled by philosophers is first explored in Plato's Republic,...
read it as an adolescent. In the second book of the Republic, Glaucon recounts the legend of the RingofGyges, which posits that, if a man were made invisible...
the ring as belonging to Gyges himself, not his ancestor, as Glaucon states in Book 2. For this reason, the story is simply called "The RingofGyges"....
Cyberpsychology Deindividuation Discrimination Flaming (Internet) Internet troll RingofGyges The Invisible Man Suler, John (June 2004). "The Online Disinhibition...
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development of Platonic philosophy, lasting from about 90 BC – when Antiochus of Ascalon rejected the scepticism of the new Academy – until the development of neoplatonism...
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book 2 of the Republic when Glaucon, taking up Thrasymachus' challenge, recounts a myth of the magical ringofGyges. According to the myth, Gyges becomes...
Neoplatonism is a version of Platonic philosophy that emerged in the 3rd century AD against the background of Hellenistic philosophy and religion. The...