Many of the ancient philosophers thought the reason to be the core of humanity and wisdom, the most important characteristics.
<u>Plato’s </u><u>teachings divided the soul into three parts: will, appetite and reason</u>. These parts could clash (our earning and appetite could clash over reason or willpower clashes with the wants), <u>but to operate correctly reason should rule over all other aspects of a person's character</u>. Passion and spirit should never rule over human reason.
<u>Aristotle</u><u>, who was Plato’s student, adopted this idea</u>. He was the one who <u>defined people as rational animals</u> stating that what separates people from other creatures is exactly the<u> possibility to think reasonably. </u>
People who wanted to settle in Texas before the Mexican Revolution had to "<span>declare they would become loyal Spanish subjects," since Spain had been dealing with too many "trouble makers" in the region. </span>
