thymotic

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• Fukuyama observes, for example, that there is a fundamental tension between the passion for eliminating all forms of intolerance associated with the regime of many liberal democracies and the thymotic struggle for recognition.

  Academic text (1996)

• Fukuyama suggests that liberal democracy resolves the thymotic problem by sublimating the struggle for recognition through a complex series of constraining institutional devices such as popular sovereignty, separation of powers, the establishment of rights, and the rule of law.

  Academic text (1996)

• Of the divisions of the soul, the spirited or thymotic part is perhaps the most relevant to the warrior, an idea recently commented upon in some detail by Francis Fukuyama.

  Academic text (1999)

• Obviously, acceptance of Fukuyama's thesis rests heavily upon an understanding of the origin and nature of the thymotic impulse that he claims controls man's actions.

  Academic text (1996)

• But Fukuyama says little about whether he believes that the all-important thymotic desire for recognition in man is a learned or acquired trait, or even predominantly one or the other, or how his theory would change depending on the answer to this question.

  Academic text (1996)

• Then we can devote all of our necessary energies to overcoming, or at least minimizing where possible, the killing that has always been associated with what Fukuyama calls the thymotic impulse.

  Academic text (1996)

• Athletes often rely on their thymotic motivation to push through physical and mental challenges during competitions.

• The philosopher argued that our thymotic desires are essential for understanding human behavior and social dynamics.

Synonyms

T

thymic

vsthymotic

• Specialized

8.9

Relating to a person's mood or feelings

includes biological gland connections and a philosophical sense of spirited motivation

Surface Forms

Etymology