"It would seem that there may be
friendship between a man and himself, when the rational and irrational parts
are no longer two things but one thing" Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics B1 Ch4
Unlike Plato, who always saw the irrational, or emotional, side of man as destructive, Aristotle postulates that it is possible for emotion and reason to come into balance.
Aristotle's statement doesn't match exactly with Plato's allegory. The horses of Plato's chariot were emotion and desire (or mind and body). The charioteer was the soul or reason. The difference between the chariot and Aristotle's idea lies less in how the person is divided than in the intent of the allegory--one to find balance, the other to gain control.
Unlike Plato, who always saw the irrational, or emotional, side of man as destructive, Aristotle postulates that it is possible for emotion and reason to come into balance.
Aristotle's statement doesn't match exactly with Plato's allegory. The horses of Plato's chariot were emotion and desire (or mind and body). The charioteer was the soul or reason. The difference between the chariot and Aristotle's idea lies less in how the person is divided than in the intent of the allegory--one to find balance, the other to gain control.
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