 After Plato and Aristotle, there was a richer array of words to describe the inward parts of man, particularly the mind (e.g., nous, noëma, di-anoia, and phronëma).Dichotomists often argue against the tripartite view of man by discrediting it through its apparent connection with Platonism.However, Plato and the Greek philosophers, strictly speaking, were dichotomists.