The animating part of a person, thought to contain the ruling faculty, memory, and feeling.
The soul is corporeal, made of breath (pneuma), and subject to the laws of physics.
While the Stoics thought we had a soul, they did not think it was immortal or lived on without us.
The soul is a material thing, and after death the soul leaves the body and dissipates back into the universe.
Greek: Psychē
ψυχή.
Book: Essential Stoic Concepts
Subtitle: A Stoic glossary
Author: Stoa
Chapter: Soul
Location: Chapter 29, Section 2
Content:
The animating part of a person, thought to contain the ruling faculty, memory, and feeling.
The soul is corporeal, made of breath (pneuma), and subject to the laws of physics.
While the Stoics thought we had a soul, they did not think it was immortal or lived on without us.
The soul is a material thing, and after death the soul leaves the body and dissipates back into the universe.
Greek: Psychē
ψυχή.