R4.5 Anatomy of the Soul | Plato's Republic, book 4 w/ Jonathan Lear
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Is the Themos in Charge?
Plato thought that any of the parts of the soul can come to dominate and thus enslave the other parts. Soafamatumos, on my reason, from plato, gets enslaved because all i spend my time thinking about is how can i get more honor? And similarly, with the appetite, you can start to get hungry for honor. Celebrity culture is a really good exam of this, were there'seta what is there to a celebrity? There's nothing. They're celebrities because of the they get honor ther being a celebrity. I think, would be the idea of tumos being in charge. And it being an unhealthy situation. But it's dominating reason's own judgment
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