Plato assumes the human person is an embodied soul, so the word soul and person can be used interchangeably. The human person is made up of three tiers (from top to bottom): 1. reason 2. spiritedness 3. appetite (sensual) This is presented in a parable, namely that of a charioteer (reason) pulling a white chariot (spiritedness) and a black chariot (appetite). Interestingly, Plato saw a connection between this makeup of a human person with the makeup of a city-state, with the golden souled (those ruled by reason) taking charge, silver souled (spiritedness) being part of the political community, and the bronze souled (driven by appetite) being the majority.[^1] An ideal soul is an ordered soul that display the four cardinal virtues—wisdom, courage, moderation, and justice. [^1]: [[James Orr]], *[[PA Plato The Dawn of Thought]]*, [[Peterson Academy]].