Persons: spiritedness & coming to be

Western philosophy contributes significantly to personal identity theory nevertheless my analysis returns to early Greek theory for a more diverse perspective in understanding the nature of personhood. I put forward the emphasis in contemporary thought on human beings as animals with a well-developed and complex brain falls short of conceiving human beings as persons and interpreting human experience. I develop two concepts - θνµοξ (thymos) and ἓρως (eros), to suggest how they might influence human existence and accord clarity and meaning to ‘what is a person’. These concepts are considered through one’s Φιλια (philia).