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Single Idea 1593

[filed under theme 2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 2. Logos ]

Full Idea

Human desire has an ordered structure, with logos at the pinnacle.

Clarification

'Logos' is the broad Greek concept of human reasoning

Gist of Idea

Human desire has an ordered structure, with logos at the pinnacle

Source

David Roochnik (The Tragedy of Reason [1990], p.109)

Book Ref

Roochnik,David: 'The Tragedy of Reason: the Platonic logos' [Routledge 1990], p.109