S6, E9 Shemona Perakim; Which Parts of the Soul Participate in Human Excellence?

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Highlights:

Overview of chapter 2 of the Shemona Perakim The definition of "virtue" – human excellence Which parts of the soul can the Torah mold? Why the imaginative faculty can't be obedient or disobedient Which parts of the human being participate in reason, which is the essence of the human being Desire can become rational, but imagination can't become rational Why mitzvahs and aveirahs are primarily related to actions There are no chukkim when it comes to thoughts or words, only actions The nutritive faculty of the soul acts unreasonably Did the nutritive faculty of Moshe's soul act unreasonably? This series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation.