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In his work The Republic, Plato relates a discussion between his brother Glaucon and his teacher Socrates. The discussion was about the question of human nature. Glaucon argues that, were it not for the painful consequences of bad behavior, we humans would live very bad lives.
Glaucon tells a story to illustrate his point.
There was a shepherd boy in the hills of Lydia who once stumbled upon a large bronze horse as well as a corpse with a ring on its finger. The shepherd boy took the ring, put it on his own finger, and soon realized that when he turned its gem towards himself, he became invisible. So what does the shepherd boy do? Using his newfound power, he seduces the queen, kills the king, and seizes the throne of Lydia.
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