Nicholas R. Baima is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, USA. He specializes in ancient philosophy and ethical theory. His work in ancient philosophy has appeared in journals such as Apeiron, Ancient Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy Today, Phronesis, and the Journal of the History of Philosophy. He has also published on moral philosophy in journals such as Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, the Journal of Value Inquiry, and Neuroethics.Tyler Paytas is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Australian Catholic University. He was previously a VolkswagenStiftung Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Stuttgart and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy at ACU. He specializes in moral philosophy and the history of ethics, with articles in journals such as Kantian Review, Phronesis, Utilitas, Faith and Philosophy, and the Journal of the History of Philosophy. He is the co-editor, with Tim Henning, of Kantian and Sidgwickian Ethics: The Cosmos of Duty Above and the Moral Law Within (Routledge, 2020).

• Prelude 1PART IVirtue, Veracity, and Noble Lies 131 Beneficial Falsehoods in the Republic: The Priority of the Practical 152 Ethical Commitments and Persuasion in the Laws 403 The Ring of Gyges and the Nature of Ethical Commitments 67PART IICourage, Caution, and Faith 894 Charming Away the Fear of Death in the Phaedo 915 Better, Braver, and Less Idle: Faith and Inquiry in the Meno 1106 Absurdity and Speciousness in the Protagoras and the Euthydemus 132PART IIICommoners, Rulers, and Gods 1557 Philosophers, Soul Parts, and False Beliefs in the Republic 1578 Truthful Gods and the Limits of Divine Assimilation 177Coda 197

Nicholas R. Baima is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, USA. He specializes in ancient philosophy and ethical theory. His work in ancient philosophy has appeared in journals such as Apeiron, Ancient Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy Today, Phronesis, and the Journal of the History of Philosophy. He has also published on moral philosophy in journals such as Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, the Journal of Value Inquiry, and Neuroethics.Tyler Paytas is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Australian Catholic University. He was previously a VolkswagenStiftung Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Stuttgart and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy at ACU. He specializes in moral philosophy and the history of ethics, with articles in journals such as Kantian Review, Phronesis, Utilitas, Faith and Philosophy, and the Journal of the History of Philosophy. He is the co-editor, with Tim Henning, of Kantian and Sidgwickian Ethics: The Cosmos of Duty Above and the Moral Law Within (Routledge, 2020).

• Prelude 1PART IVirtue, Veracity, and Noble Lies 131 Beneficial Falsehoods in the Republic: The Priority of the Practical 152 Ethical Commitments and Persuasion in the Laws 403 The Ring of Gyges and the Nature of Ethical Commitments 67PART IICourage, Caution, and Faith 894 Charming Away the Fear of Death in the Phaedo 915 Better, Braver, and Less Idle: Faith and Inquiry in the Meno 1106 Absurdity and Speciousness in the Protagoras and the Euthydemus 132PART IIICommoners, Rulers, and Gods 1557 Philosophers, Soul Parts, and False Beliefs in the Republic 1578 Truthful Gods and the Limits of Divine Assimilation 177Coda 197

Nicholas R. Baima is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, USA. He specializes in ancient philosophy and ethical theory. His work in ancient philosophy has appeared in journals such as Apeiron, Ancient Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy Today, Phronesis, and the Journal of the History of Philosophy. He has also published on moral philosophy in journals such as Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, the Journal of Value Inquiry, and Neuroethics.Tyler Paytas is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Australian Catholic University. He was previously a VolkswagenStiftung Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Stuttgart and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy at ACU. He specializes in moral philosophy and the history of ethics, with articles in journals such as Kantian Review, Phronesis, Utilitas, Faith and Philosophy, and the Journal of the History of Philosophy. He is the co-editor, with Tim Henning, of Kantian and Sidgwickian Ethics: The Cosmos of Duty Above and the Moral Law Within (Routledge, 2020).

• Prelude 1PART IVirtue, Veracity, and Noble Lies 131 Beneficial Falsehoods in the Republic: The Priority of the Practical 152 Ethical Commitments and Persuasion in the Laws 403 The Ring of Gyges and the Nature of Ethical Commitments 67PART IICourage, Caution, and Faith 894 Charming Away the Fear of Death in the Phaedo 915 Better, Braver, and Less Idle: Faith and Inquiry in the Meno 1106 Absurdity and Speciousness in the Protagoras and the Euthydemus 132PART IIICommoners, Rulers, and Gods 1557 Philosophers, Soul Parts, and False Beliefs in the Republic 1578 Truthful Gods and the Limits of Divine Assimilation 177Coda 197