1. Harry Frankfurt and the Concept of Will
Plato, the great Greek philosopher, further expounds on the procedure of how reason effects will in his books, The Republic and Phaedrus. In the Republic, he makes the case that the person's soul is divided into three parts, the rational, the spirited and the appetitive; all of these have a certain desire that they follow. ... Since it sounds confusing and complicated, Plato uses an allegory to clarify the details. ... Each part has a say in where the chariot goes, but the main part of the whole system according to Plato is lead by the charioteer (Plato 246a). ... The counterpoint to th...
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