folk soul

in the folk psychology of Wilhelm Wundt, a group’s perpetual and fundamental characteristics, moralities, norms, and values, which cannot be explained solely in terms of the characteristics of the individual members of the group. Belief in a folk soul is usually seen as an example of the group fallacy. See also group mind.

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February 19th 2025

fascia

n. (pl. fasciae) a sheet or band of fibrous tissue covering, separating, or binding together muscles, organs, and other soft-tissue structures of the body. —fascial adj.