Excerpts from: Republic (c. 380 BCE), Plato lord over the truly simple and just: he is the stronger, and his subjects do what is for his interest,...

Write an essay in which you analyze the stated philosopher’s position on the issue, and then explain and defend your own answer to the question, using concepts and ideas presented.  How could Plato’s thought experiment of “the Myth of Gyges” be used to challenge contractarianism? Do you think this challenge is successful?