Tolkien, Plato, and the Ring of Gyges (Mythic Mind, ep. 173)
Mythic MindEpisode 173
Tolkien, Plato, and the Ring of Gyges (Mythic Mind, ep. 173)
In this episode
We continue our Lord of the Rings study with a detour to Plato and a different ring of power.
Chapters
- Introduction
- Plato’s Ring of Gyges
- The shepherd finds the ring
- Is injustice more profitable?
- Justice and the health of the soul
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