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Ringing the Changes on Gyges: Philosophy and the Formation of Fiction in Plato's RepublicAuthor(s): Andrew LairdReviewed work(s):Source: The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 121 (2001), pp. 12-29Published by: The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic StudiesStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/631825 .

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