The Greeks Had A Word For It: Thymos!: Paul Lee at TEDxSantaCruz

The Thymus Thump introduces people to their thymus gland, the master organ of the immune system, and the solution to the mind/body problem, with a commentary on the Greek root--thymos--the middle region between reason and desire.

This TEDxSantaCruz talk is one of 22 surrounding our theme of "Activate" at the third full-day TEDxSantaCruz event held March 8, 2014 at the Hotel Paradox in Santa Cruz, CA.

Paul Lee is a retired philosopher and theologian, a homeless advocate and author. He is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School and Harvard University (PhD) where he studied with Paul Tillich and learned the meaning of thymos, the Greek word for courage that has been a guiding force for his life. He recently published: There Is A Garden In the Mind, Alan Chadwick and the Organic Movement in California. He is currently reviving his Circle Trail Project which encompasses the west side of Santa Cruz.

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