Plato used an allegory of a chariot to describe the human soul. In the allegory a charioteer drives a chariot pulled by two winged horses. The charioteer represents reason, while the horses represent emotions and primal desires. This conflict - between reason on one side and emotion and desire on the other - continues to resonate as a metaphor for decision-making. There's just one problem: this is not actually how the brain works.
The Emotion/Rationality Fallacy
The Emotion/Rationality Fallacy
The Emotion/Rationality Fallacy
Plato used an allegory of a chariot to describe the human soul. In the allegory a charioteer drives a chariot pulled by two winged horses. The charioteer represents reason, while the horses represent emotions and primal desires. This conflict - between reason on one side and emotion and desire on the other - continues to resonate as a metaphor for decision-making. There's just one problem: this is not actually how the brain works.