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    Plato believed the soul has three parts - the rational, spirited, and appetitive parts. The rational part, associated with reason and intellect, should govern the other parts. Plato argued the soul is the true self and is immortal, while the body is temporary. According to Plato, achieving harmony between the soul's parts leads to virtue, wisdom and moral excellence.

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    Plato believed the soul has three parts - the rational, spirited, and appetitive parts. The rational part, associated with reason and intellect, should govern the other parts. Plato argued the soul is the true self and is immortal, while the body is temporary. According to Plato, achieving harmony between the soul's parts leads to virtue, wisdom and moral excellence.

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    Plato believed the soul has three parts - the rational, spirited, and appetitive parts. The rational part, associated with reason and intellect, should govern the other parts. Plato argued the soul is the true self and is immortal, while the body is temporary. According to Plato, achieving harmony between the soul's parts leads to virtue, wisdom and moral excellence.

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    Plato’s Concept of the Self

    The true self of human beings is the reason or the intellect that constitutes their soul and that is
    separable from their body.

    He argued that the soul is the true self, and the body is just a temporary vessel for the soul.
    According to Plato, achieving harmony within the soul leads to a state of virtue, wisdom, and moral
    excellence.

    Plato believed that a person's soul could achieve harmony by allowing the rational part to govern and
    guide the other two parts. The rational part, being the highest and most virtuous, should control and
    moderate the spirited and appetitive parts. This means that reason should control and direct our
    emotions and desires, ensuring they are in line with rationality and moral principles.

    Plato argues that the soul is of such and indestructible nature that not even evil can destroy the soul,
    for the soul, in its very essence, is immortal, and, hence, indestructible.

    According to Plato, the soul has three parts: the rational part, the spirited part, and the appetitive part.

    (Three parts = the logistikon (reason), thymoeides (spirit, which houses anger, as well as other
    emotions), the epithymetikon (appetite or desire, which houses the desire for physical pleasures).

    Rational part: This part of the soul is associated with reason, intellect, and logical thinking. It is the
    highest and noblest part of the soul according to Plato. The rational part seeks truth, knowledge, and
    understanding. It is responsible for making wise decisions, contemplating philosophical ideas, and
    seeking virtue.

    Spirited part: The spirited part of the soul is associated with emotions, courage, and ambition. It
    encompasses our desires for honor, recognition, and achievement. It is responsible for our competitive
    nature, our sense of pride, and our ability to experience emotions like anger, indignation, and
    enthusiasm.

    Appetitive part: The appetitive part of the soul is associated with our physical needs, desires, and
    pleasures. It includes our basic biological instincts and cravings for food, drink, sex, and other bodily
    desires. It represents our more impulsive and primal urges.

    although appetitive soul is literally about desire of a person to drink and eat.
    it is described as the "Irrational" soul, opposite of the rational soul, which focus on the innate desire
    such as living or the desire to survive

    Plato believed that the ultimate goal of human existence is to achieve harmony and balance between
    these three parts of the soul.
    According to Plato, achieving harmony within the soul leads to a state of virtue, wisdom, and moral
    excellence.
    References
    https://gradesfixer.com/free-essay-examples/tripartite-soul-theory/
    https://poe.com/chat/2j6xf5yxrqcsovl5w0z
    https://philonotes.com/2022/05/platos-concept-of-the-self
    Juha Sihvola,Self, HTTPs://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4020-8596-3

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