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Who am I ?

I've picked up this image of the two winged horses from Plato's Chariot Allegory to describe the I:

"The Charioteer represents intellect, reason, or the part of the soul that must guide the soul to truth; one horse represents rational or moral impulse or the positive part of passionate nature (e.g., righteous indignation); while the other represents the soul's irrational passions, appetites, or concupiscent nature. The Charioteer directs the entire chariot/soul, trying tostop the horses from going different ways,..."

 

"The Charioteer represents intellect, reason, or the part of the soul that must guide the soul to truth; one horse represents rational or moral impulse or the positive part of passionate nature (e.g., righteous indignation); while the other represents the soul's irrational passions, appetites, or concupiscent nature. The Charioteer directs the entire chariot/soul, trying to stop the horses from going different ways,..."

 

Source Wikipedia - Chariot Allegory

 

 

 

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Discussion started by adissam , on 127 days ago
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adissam
Here is an overview that I find very useful about the question "who am I", it shows the neuroscience model, the psychoanalysis model and a model that takes into account the soul or spirit according to Pr. Bahram Elahi.

http://www.e-ostadelahi.com/eoe-en/conf/the-model-of-the-self-lecture/player.html
108 days ago