Plato | The Ring of Gyges
In this excerpt from the dialogue The Republic, Glaucon and Socrates discuss the nature and origin of justice. Glaucon defends injustice, illustrating his argument with the legend of Gyges, to play devil's advocate and force Socrates to explain why people would voluntarily choose to be just.
-To hear Socrates defend ___________ as something praiseworthy in itself, without regard to consequences, Glaucon defends ___________.
A) reason; emotion
B) rationality; irrationality
C) justice; injustice
D) knowledge; ignorance

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Glaucon defends injustice to challenge Socrates to explain why justice is valuable in itself, not just for its consequences.

Plato | the Ring of Gyges