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PERSONALITY THEORIES

all human encounters involve classifying and categorizing personalities

theories of personality

PLATO

Saw the human soul as the seat of personality.

three basic forces: reason, emotion and appetite

ARISTOTLE

the seat of personality as the psyche (biological processes)

DESCARTES

Human personality as the product of the interaction of divine and primal forces

MACHIAVELLI

personality is best understood in a social context.

two primary forces: virtu and fortuna