University of Cebu

Department of the Allied Courses

BANILAD-CAMPUS
Cebu City
Date: December 7, 2020
Subject: Psych 101—Understanding of the Self Subject Time/Days: 4:30 – 6:01/MTW
School Year/Semester: 2020-21/1st Sem. Term: Final
Period
Individual Activity 3
(My Understanding: Presentation on the Tripartite Soul---by Plato)
Name: Cathy S. Zapanta Course/Year: BSN – 1 I EDP No: 91188

I. Instructions:
 Read the article about “The Harmony of the Soul” by Plato.
 Make a table presentation of the tripartite soul by Plato.
 In the presentation, consider the following aspects;
- Identities of each of the parts of the soul.
- Functions of each part.
- Parts of the human body as symbols for each.
- Virtue that each part of the soul represents.

Note:
- Provide as plenty of descriptions for each part of the soul in the table so as to
establish wide understanding of which.

 Relative to the table-presentation, draw a human body indicating therein the

location and positioning of the three parts of the soul.

 Then, answer the following given questions;

- Based on the table-presentation and your analysis therefrom, what is the
nature or kind of existence human being has?
- How does such soul work accordingly and reasonably in him?
- Are there point of convergence or divergence as these parts of the soul
operate in him? Either of which, explain more.
- If we human being has such kind of a soul, then how must we live?

Note:
- For the answers of each question must be consisted of 8 sentences at the
maximum only.
- For the entire output, use Arial font type with 12 font size only.

 Submit the output into your correct LMS.

 Submission will be on December 9, 2020/ 12:00 MN for classes on MTW.
 Be on time in the submission.

II. Output:
- Starts here…

PARTS OF DRIVE CHARIO LOVES DESIRES VIRTUE BODY VICE CLASS

THE SOUL T PART SYMBO IN
L REPUB
LIC
APPETITIV Desire Black Pleasure, Basic Temperan Belly/ Glutton Merchan
E ugly money, instincts – ce and genitals y, lust ts/
horse in comfort, hunger, moderatio and workers
the left and thirst, n greed
physical warmth,
satisfactio and sex
n
RATIONAL Reaso Chariotee Truth, Truth Wisdom Head Pride Guardia
n r wisdom, and slot ns
and
analyzing
SPIRITED Honor White Honor and Self – Courage Heart Anger Auxiliari
 noble victory preservatio and es/
horse on n envy soldiers
the right

RATIONAL: REASON

SPIRITED: HONOR

APPETITIVE:
DESIRE

Based on the table-presentation and your analysis therefrom, what is the nature or kind
of existence human being has?

Your personality influences everything from the people you choose to show their

existence as human being. Yet many people never really spend much time thinking
about their personality because some of us scared to face the reality. Understanding
your personality can give your insight into your strengths and weaknesses. It can also
help you gain insight into how others see you and have a unity in our soul to be part of
our existence as human being. The nature or kind of existence human being has a
characteristics and an essence of humankind including ways of thinking, feeling,
and acting that humans are said to have. As human being we have different purposes to
live our life satisfied and not to be afraid of seeking spirituality and belief just to clearly
expressed in all these aspects of life. Human nature is just one of the many factors that
influence who we become, yet it is profoundly important, successfully changing our
culture, our institutions, or ourselves depends on understanding human nature. This
understanding gives us critical insight into what works for humans, as well as what
doesn't work.
How does such soul work accordingly and reasonably in him?

Every art and every soul, and similarly every action and purpose, may be said to
aim at some good. Hence, accordingly has been well defined as that at which all things
aim. But it is clear that there is a difference in the ends, for the ends are sometimes
reasonably, and sometimes results beyond the accordingly and reasonably matter.
Also, where there are certain ends beyond the actions the results are naturally superior
to the soul. Suppose it is true that in the sphere of action there is an end which we wish
for its own sake, and for the sake of which we wish everything else, and that we do not
desire all things for the sake of something else. Does it not follow that the knowledge of
this supreme good is of great importance for the conduct of life, and that, if we know it,
we shall be like good human being who have a mark at which to aim. We shall have a
better chance of attaining what we want to be just to working out our spirit and desire to
live on. But, if this is the case, we must try to understand, at least in outline, its nature,
and the purpose of human being to which it belongs.

Are there point of convergence or divergence as these parts of the soul operate
in him? Either of which, explain more.
Yes, there is point of convergence as part of the soul operate in each individual, the
appetitive part of the soul is the one that is accountable for the desires in people. It is
accountable for the effortless cravings required to stay alive like hunger, thirst, and for
pointless cravings like desire to over feed. The desires for essential things should be
limited by other sections of the soul, while illegitimate desires ought to be limited entirely
by other elements of soul. Appetitive which includes all our desires for various
pleasures, comforts, physical satisfactions, and bodily ease. Appetitive converge to
desire just to come together to similarly what is heavier and must be heavier than
something lighten up our life. Appetitive, the spirit was the last part and important in
bringing about balance between the desire and aiming things to come. Moreover,
insistence on the fact that the desire for a thing is neither for good nor for bad seems to
suggest that desire is good –indifferent. There is a possibility that desire has confused
the difference between wanting to do something and not wanting to do it, which are
reverses, with the difference between wanting to do something and wanting not to do it
which is not apparently reverse at all it is a natural state of human life that an individual
desires both to undertake something, and not undertake it.

If we human being has such kind of a soul, then how must we live?

  Every living thing has ‘life essence’, but not necessarily a spirit and soul. Spirits
and souls have evaluated to the point where they are using higher forms of beings,
human and others life forms. Every living creature whether visible or invisible definitely
has a soul in them. It is because of the soul that we can feel the pain in this body. It can
contract and expand according to the kind of creature it is within. The soul of human is
the size of the human and the soul of an animal is the size of the animal. Mind well both
the souls are exactly the same, they have the same properties, the same qualities, the
same function and everything same, exactly identical but nevertheless they are two
different souls, as in in their existence. For humans, the soul is where we can feel the
pain if we prick ourselves that leaves the hair and the nails, except those two the soul
occupies our whole body.