[public] why have I never heard of this concept of "thumos" before?
from an article in a series on Plato's allegory of the chariot:
A man lacking in thumos is the “nice guy” who can’t stand up for himself when others push him around. He is placid. Nothing arouses him. He has no ideals for which he fights and no real drive or ambition in life. He is content with mediocrity, or at least doesn’t have the will to figure out how to make things better.
BIN-go! that has pretty much been me for years now, and that's not exactly a revelation. I've been painfully aware of it.
but now would you mind suggesting what I can actually do to correct this condition?
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A man lacking in thumos is the “nice guy” who can’t stand up for himself when others push him around. He is placid. Nothing arouses him. He has no ideals for which he fights and no real drive or ambition in life. He is content with mediocrity, or at least doesn’t have the will to figure out how to make things better.
BIN-go! that has pretty much been me for years now, and that's not exactly a revelation. I've been painfully aware of it.
but now would you mind suggesting what I can actually do to correct this condition?
This entry was originally posted at: https://scintilla72.dreamwidth.org/757114.html. Please comment wherever you prefer.