Plato’s Ring of Gyges
Area: Ethics, History and Social Studies
Grade Level: High School & Beyond, Middle School
Estimated Time Necessary: One hour to several sessions
Lesson Attachment: Ring.Gyges_.Greig_.Roselli.Lesson.Plan_.2025.pdf
Lesson Plan
Objectives:
Exploring the question "Am I a good person only when others are watching?" using Plato's Ring of Gyges story.
This lesson plan is available as a PDF attachment in the link above. It is best suited for high school classrooms, but can be used in some middle school settings. This lesson plan can be split up in multiple ways, including picking which of the offered discussion prompts or exercises you would like to do. If you are looking to lead a session discussing the Ring of Gyges and work with middle or elementary school students, see this alternative.
This lesson plan was created for PLATO by: Greig Roselli, Stones of Erasmus (stonesoferasmus.com).
This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
If you would like to change or adapt any of PLATO's work for public use, please feel free to contact us for permission at info@plato-philosophy.org.
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