"Morality and Fear of Punishment" Please respond to the following in around 200 words. Be sure to cite whichever reference you use, but no references are required.
Debate It: From the e-Activity, which discusses hypocrisy and the essay "The Ring of Gyges" Take a position for or against this statement (paraphrased from Plato's, "The Ring of Gyges": People behave morally and refrain from criminal behavior because they fear punishment. Provide reasons and examples to support your view.
Debate It: Take a position for or against this statement (based on Hobbes' essay "The State of Men without Civil Society"): "We do not ... by nature seek society for its own sake, but that we may receive some honor or profit from it." Provide reasons and examples to support your view.