Motif
Invisibility as a test of moral restraint
invisibility_as_a_test_of_moral_restraint
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family, within the sub-family Moral Self-Mastery and Loyalty Tests. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 1014-1098 confidence: high
The just and unjust are imagined with “two rings, like that of Gyges ... which make them invisible,” and the argument says everyone will do evil if able.
The imagined rings like Gyges' ring make the just and unjust invisible, and the argument predicts both would do evil if able.
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 1014-1098 confidence: high
The just and unjust are imagined with two rings like Gyges' ring that make them invisible; the argument says no difference would appear, because everyone would do evil if able.
The Gyges-like rings remove visibility and public accountability, and the passage says both just and unjust would then do evil if able.
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