Men's

Japanese: mens
Men's

…That is, it was also used to refer to the subject of entirely rational mental activity, as distinct from sensuous functions such as sensation, desire, and passion. In this sense, psyche is close to nous, which means reason, and its Latin equivalent is mens or animus. This second type of view of the soul is typically expressed in Plato's dialogues, where the immortality of the rational soul is the subject of serious philosophical debate. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "mens" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…すなわち,感覚,欲望,情念のような感性的機能とは異なる,まったく理性的な精神作用の主体を指す言葉としてもこれが用いられた。この意味のプシュケーは理性を表すヌースnousに近く,ラテン語でこれに対応するのはメンスmensあるいはアニムスanimusである。プラトンの諸対話編にはこの第2の型の霊魂観が典型的に表現されており,理性的な霊魂の不滅が真剣な哲学的議論の主題になっている。…

※「mens」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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