In the seventh century B.C., about 2,700 years ago, a shepherd named Gyges was said to be living in the kingdom of Lydia, situated in modern-day Turkey. According to the story of the Ring of Gyges in ...
Imagine you found a ring that made you invisible. You could do anything—take what you wanted, harm your enemies, advance your interests—with absolute impunity. No one would ever know. No consequences ...
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from ...
If you had unlimited power to do anything you wanted, would you use your power for good or for self-serving interests? This is the question Plato poses in the Ring of Gyges when he narrates the story ...
ATHENS — Once upon a time, in the ancient kingdom of Lydia, a shepherd called Gyges found a magic ring, which, when rotated on his finger, made him invisible. So, Gyges walked unseen into the royal ...
A shepherd working for the king of Lydia discovered a golden ring. He realised this was no ordinary ring. The moment he slipped it on his finger, he became invisible. He slipped into the king’s palace ...
ATHENS — Once upon a time, in the ancient kingdom of Lydia, a shepherd called Gyges found a magic ring, which, when rotated on his finger, made him invisible. So, Gyges walked unseen into the royal ...