MUTHOS, LOGOS, NOUS : in pursuit of the ultimate in human thought

The aim of this essay is to explore as far as possible the full meaning of the three terms muthos, logos, and nous (myth, reason, thoughtfulness) as expressions of human self-understanding and then to link these three terms in an attempt to give an account of the validity and essential place and function of each of them in human discourse, in meaning-giving exercises, and in the understanding of the world, in the hope of revealing in the process the indispensable significance of each of these terms for human life.