That man is rational, is the most universal concept, the most axiomatic concept and yet, intrinsi... more That man is rational, is the most universal concept, the most axiomatic concept and yet, intrinsically not understood. Plato, in his philosophical inquiry thought of man as a composite of soul and body, with the 'soul' being a part of the divine reason that is capable of knowing the eternally real things of the universe. Later, Aristotle refuted this duality principle and conceived man as an embodied spirit. This position saw to the definition of man as a 'rational animal' (Zoon logikon): an animal that is conscious of its existence and capable of
That man is rational, is the most universal concept, the most axiomatic concept and yet, intrinsi... more That man is rational, is the most universal concept, the most axiomatic concept and yet, intrinsically not understood. Plato, in his philosophical inquiry thought of man as a composite of soul and body, with the 'soul' being a part of the divine reason that is capable of knowing the eternally real things of the universe. Later, Aristotle refuted this duality principle and conceived man as an embodied spirit. This position saw to the definition of man as a 'rational animal' (Zoon logikon): an animal that is conscious of its existence and capable of
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