The Lost Virtue of Thumos (And Why Men Need It)

The Art of Manliness by The Art of Manliness

Aug 25, 202600:53:05Arts

The ancient Greeks believed the human soul had three parts: reason, appetite, and something called thumos . Thumos is difficult to translate into English. It encompasses anger, noble spiritedness, pride, ambition, a sens...

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