Ring of Gyges And Moral Responsibility


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Authors

  • Hasan Çiçek

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12991657

Keywords:

The Ring of Gyges, Evil, Morality, God, Religion.

Abstract

Humans, unable to live alone, are beings who need to act and speak according to certain rules to live with other humans. Morality, which is a set of rules that makes living together possible, is one of the factors that enable humans to live collectively. Plato, in his work The Republic, describes through a metaphor how the necessity or fear of punishment can underlie human morality. The Ring of Gyges metaphor discusses how humans might do evil when they are invisible, i.e., when there is no fear of punishment. Some philosophers believe that belief in God, assuming that even if one is invisible to other people, they are visible to God, can prevent humans from doing evil. Some argue that belief in God alone cannot prevent humans from doing evil. Others suggest that belief in a transcendent being can lead to evil. In any case, humans do commit evil. It can be said that overcoming this is possible through the awareness of moral responsibility. This study examines human evil and moral responsibility.

Published

2024-06-30

How to Cite

Çiçek, H. (2024). Ring of Gyges And Moral Responsibility. Mebadi Uluslararası Felsefe Dergisi, 1(1), 56–70. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12991657