Three parts of the soul - Joshua Rudd’s Notes

Nous - the head, reason
Thumos - the chest, spirited part of the soul, trained emotions. This is what ties the man together to make man man.
Epithumia - the belly, where desires and passions lie

The nous cannot overcome the epithumia without the thumos.

Phaedrus - Plato likens the chariot and charioteer with the three parts of the soul
The New Republic - they’re like a creature made up of three different creatures.

Three parts of the soul

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