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Glaucon And Socrates Analysis

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What is justice and what motives one to act justly or unjust? These questions are things we find ourselves needing answers to. Through Plato’s Republic he details a conversation between Glaucon and Socrates. What seems to be displayed are two people on two sides of the idea of morality and what is the idea of good? Plato’s character in the Republic tells the story called “The Ring of Gyges” to share his view point on what he believes is the true nature of good. Glaucon tells the story of a share cropper where through a miraculous turn of events, find’s a ring that can turn him invisible. He takes advantage of this new found power by stealing the queen and killing the current King. He now gains the land and takes over as the new King. To his
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