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C.S. Lewis on Building Men With Chests

Published: Dec. 20, 2021, 5 p.m.

b'Like Plato, C.S. Lewis believed that the human soul was made up of three parts \\u2014 the head (the rational, reason-driven part of you), the belly (your appetites and base instincts), and the chest (the seat of virtue-seeking sentiments and well-tuned emotions). In order for your head to make your decisions, particularly the decision to live a virtuous life, rather than your decisions being driven by your belly, the head needs the aid of the chest, of right feeling.'