tripartite soul

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tripartite soul (plural tripartite souls)

  1. The proposition that one's soul is composed of three parts: ψυχή (psukhḗ, psyche) is composed of three parts; the λογιστικός (logistikós, logical), the θυμοειδές (thumoeidés, spirited) and the ἐπιθυμητικόν (epithumētikón, appetitive).