Body and Rationality

Aristotle's concept of Body as essentially passive has had considerable influence on the subsequent history of Psychology.  For example, Behaviorism and Emotivism both follow from the premise that the Body is essentially passive.  However, neither of these includes the further dimension that the Active dimension of Aristotle' theory is Reason, i . e. the principle that the Body can be determined by the Golden Mean--by a balance between Deficiency and Excess.  So because of the strong contemporary influences of Emotivism of and Behaviorism in the U. S., Rationality does have a low value there.