The Theory of The "Self"

 When I think of the "self", I think of myself as a person and my identity. I also think about how I act and how I think when it comes to talking about the "self". 

I looked into a Philosopher about their theory of the "Self" and the one that interested me the most is Plato's theory about the "self". According to Plato, The soul is immortal and when we die, Our soul leaves our body to leave our body decompose. According to Plato's theory, The soul is cut down into three pieces. The rational soul, Spiritual soul, Appetitive Soul. 

In Plato's Theory, The main soul is the rational soul. The rational Soul is what we use to think, reflect and analyze things, and to do other cognitive functions. The second soul, The spiritual soul, Is where we experience Happiness, Sadness, Anger, and other emotions. And for the third soul, The Appetitive soul, is the soul where we experience Physical pain, Hungerness, and other physical wants. 

To understand it easier, It is explained as a chariot that is driven by two horses with a human controlling it. One mortal and one immortal. The first horse is described as a Deformed, Shag-eared, deaf and with blood-red complexion.  While the Immortal horse is known as the noble, game, Upright, and cleanly made. These two horses are what keeps us going forward but to balance it out, The person that is controlling the horses, which is you, You have to make the horses work in harmony to balance out yourself.