JusticeThe Ring of Gyges
SocratesLived in Athens, Greece469 BC–399 BC
His most famous student was….
PlatoLived in Athens, Greece428/427 BC – 348/347 BC
His most famous student was …
AristotleLived in Athens, Greece384 BC – 322 BC
His most famous student was …
Alexander the GreatLived in Macedon, Greece356–323 BC
Created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
His empire marks the beginning of Hellenistic Civilization
Hellenistic Era begun by Alexander the Great: 323 BC to about 146 BC
What is worse?
Suffering harm
Inflicting harm
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•Deep down, everyone would rather inflict harm than to suffer harm.
•If you had a choice to be on the receiving end or the giving end of harm, which would you choose?
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Most of us are in between.
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Justice is the mean between the extremes