PHIL 181 - Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature
Lecture 03 - Parts of the Soul I. Professor Gendler reviews four instances of intrapersonal divisions that have appeared in philosophy, literature, psychology, and neuroscience: Plato's division between reason, spirit, and appetite; Hume's division between reason and passion; Freud's division between id, ego, and superego; and four divisions discussed by Jonathan Haidt (mind/body, left brain/right brain, old brain/new brain, and controlled/automatic thought). A discussion of a particularly vivid passage from Plato's Phaedrus concludes the lecture. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 03 - Parts of the Soul I |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Dividing the Soul: Overview |
| [00:07:57] | 2. Plato, Hume and Freud |
| [00:15:28] | 3. Haidt's Four Divisions |
| [00:36:12] | 4. Plato's Division Between Reason, Spirit, and Appetite |
| References |
| Lecture 3 - Parts of the Soul I Instructor: Professor Tamar Gendler. Resources: Reading Guide 3 [PDF]; Directed Exercise 1 [PDF]; Credit List [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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