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Parts of the Soul I

Tamar Szabó GendlerYale University

Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy

45:04·2012·introductory level

This lecture examines historical and psychological models of intrapersonal division, analyzing Plato's tripartite soul (reason, spirit, appetite), Hume's reason-passion dichotomy, Freud's id-ego-superego, and Jonathan Haidt's four divisions of the mind, with a specific focus on Plato's Phaedrus.

HistoryBio & NeuroNeuroscience & CognitionMetaphysics, Mind & MortalityHistory of Science & LiteraturePhilosophy of Mind

Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature (PHIL 181)

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Tamar Szabó Gendler

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Tamar Szabó Gendler is the Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy at Yale University, specializing in epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of human nature.

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