171 Know Thyself, Love Thyself, Govern Thyself: Socrates and Plato Discuss Parts Work

Both Socrates and Plato were deeply concerned with the questions 1) Who is the human person? and 2) How does one flourish in living the best life possible. And both addressed these questions through understanding a person’s relationship with self. Knowing oneself, loving oneself, and governing oneself wisely are the core of their teaching on virtues and ethics. All three of those imply a relationship oneself. We explore the “parts of the soul” that Socrates and Plato proposed, and how these parts interact in the inner life. Join Catholic Thomistic philosopher Dr. Anthony Flood, Catholic psychologist Dr. Eric Gudan and me, Dr. Peter, as we explore Plato’s five forms of self-governance, and which parts of the soul are in charge in each of them, connecting each one to an IFS understanding of inner dynamics. For the full video experience with all of Dr. Flood's expressive gestures, all our visuals, graphics, and for conversation and sharing in the comments section, check us out on our YouTube channel here:

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171 Know Thyself, Love Thyself, Govern Thyself: Socrates and Plato Discuss Parts Work is an episode from Interior Integration for Catholics by Peter T. Malinoski, Ph.D..

This episode is 110:02 long.

This episode was published on Aug 4, 2025.

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