217. What Is The Noble Lie?

The Way the World Works: A Tuttle Twins Podcast for Families
10/11/2021 15 min Episodio 217
217. What Is The Noble Lie?

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Governments often spread lies in order to impact individual's behavior. Plato called this the "Noble Lie" because those in power believe that the people need to be lied to for their own good.

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