What Would You Do If You Possessed Gyges's Ring? What

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Essay

What would you do if you possessed Gyges's ring? What should you do if you possessed Gyges's ring? Defend your answer to both questions.

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Definitions:

Rumination

The continuous and obsessive thinking about certain distressing thoughts or feelings, often contributing to emotional distress.

Distraction

A factor or event that diverts attention from a desired focus, often leading to decreased performance or awareness.

Self-Esteem

One’s overall subjective sense of personal worth or value.

Pessimistic Explanatory

A cognitive style where individuals tend to attribute negative events to stable, internal, and global factors in their explanations.