What If Gyge's Magic Ring Were Given To A Just Person

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Glaucon argues that if Gyge’s magic ring were given to a just person and an unjust person, then they both would act unjustly. Glaucon also suggests that as humans, we are born with desires and if opportunity presents itself for us to carry out those desires without getting caught or our reputation being tarnished, we would carry out all our desires. As humans, we do things naturally and they are part of our “human nature,” naturally humans carry out a reputation- an image we want to present to the public. Not only do we have reputations to carry out, we also have expectations to fulfill and are afraid of getting caught. And therefore, we live our life as if we were on surveillance cameras. For example, cheating is considered a horrendous act with many consequences, such as expulsion or receiving a zero on your exam. …show more content…

Being said, if a just person and an unjust person has the exact same ring as Gyge’s, giving them the ability of being invisible both just and unjust persons by “human nature” will follow out their desires because the just person will no longer live in fear, expectation, or have their reputation blemished if no one is there to watch and see them. In other words, they longer fear in getting caught. As for the unjust person, they will do what they already have been doing except they can do it with peace because no one can watch them or catch them in their “acts”. So, if both just and unjust persons receive this ring of invisibility they both would end up being unjust because it is human nature to have desires and now they both can fulfill them because they no longer in fear of getting

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