Gyges' Ring, Zettelkasten, and Calendars
Thought experiments on justice, thinking, and marking time.
A Brief Thought About Gyges’ Ring and the Internet
In Plato’s Republic, Socrates and his interlocutors are in pursuit of a good definition and understanding of justice. In Book Two, Glaucon suggests there is no man so virtuous that he could resist the temptation of doing injustice to whomever he pleased if he could do so without fearing detection. Glauco…
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