Thumos
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thumb | right | alt=Homer, Marble bust in the British Museum, London. | Homer. Marble bust in the British Museum, London. Thumos, also spelled thymos (), is the Ancient Greek concept of (as in "a spirited stallion" or "spirited debate"). The word indicates a physical association with breath or blood and is also used to express the human desire for recognition. It is not a somatic feeling, as nausea and dizziness are.
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Vinony's link graph records 142 inbound references to Thumos, and connects out to Plato, The Republic and Homer.
Vinony files it under Concepts in ancient Greek philosophy of mind, Mental states and Plato's theory of soul.
Vinony links it to 10 Wikipedia language editions.
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Homer
- Democritus
- Plato
- Contemporary views
- ''Thymos'' and democracy: megalothymia and isothymia
- In medicine
- Cultural references
- See also
- References
thumb | right | alt=Homer, Marble bust in the British Museum, London. | Homer. Marble bust in the British Museum, London. Thumos, also spelled thymos (), is the Ancient Greek concept of (as in "a spirited stallion" or "spirited debate"). The word indicates a physical association with breath or blood and is also used to express the human desire for recognition. It is not a somatic feeling, as nausea and dizziness are.
==History==
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