Analysis of Plato's "Myth of Gyges" Analytical Essay by Top Papers

The paper focuses on Book II of Plato's "The Republic", where we encounter a discussion between Socrates and Glaucon. The paper explains that the question at hand to be resolved is, what would a just man do, if he were not being watched by the eyes of others in society? In this examination of this portion of the dialogue, the author makes a brief analytical summary of the dialogue's contents with a view toward understanding how Socrates might himself use such a power that might seem to raise a man above common morality. The author then attempts to come to a preliminary conclusion about what constitutes justice and how its demands might be fulfilled in Plato's ideal society.