Pythagoras — "The soul of man is divided into three parts, intelligence, reason, and passion. …"

The soul of man is divided into three parts, intelligence, reason, and passion. Intelligence and passion are possessed by other animals, but reason by man alone.
Pythagoras — Pythagoras Ancient · Pythagorean theorem, mathematics

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Philosophical statement on the human soul, reported by Alexander Polyhistor and Diogenes Laërtius.

Date: c. 570-495 BCE (reported 3rd century CE)

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