Reason, Spirit, Appetite - A set of infographics on the theme of balance, inspired by Plato's idea that the soul consists of three parts: reason, spirit, and appetite. Each chart explores a moral dilemma created by the deficiency or excess of one of these elements.
Reason, Spirit, Appetite - A set of infographics inspired by Plato's idea that the soul consists of three parts, reason, spirit, and appetite. Each chart explores a dilemma created by the imbalance of one of these elements.
Appetite, Cover
Appetite, Intro
Appetite: The Shakers - Appetite (or lack thereof) is represented by a timeline of the waxing and waning populations of Shaker villages, which almost completely died out because of the community's belief in celibacy. The tree of life format is inspired by Shaker gift drawings.
Appetite: The Shakers, Detail
Appetite: The Shakers, Detail
Reason: Henrietta Lacks - Reason is represented by a chart of characters in the story of Henrietta Lacks, a thorny medical ethics case.
Spirit: David Sharp - Reason is represented by a timeline and map of David Sharp's ill-fated attempt to summit Mount Everest, and the stories of other climbers who passed him on the trail without stopping to help.
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