be responsible for the order and disorder of our souls
a test of both will and strength vs. desire for panacea and power.
natural right is a ethical task. sobriety is a natural right, alcoholism is a disordered soul quest for power and relief/comfort
derive a value from a fact
does this mean to test your morality?
How different is this from the modern psychology of, say, a Hobbes where concern for virtue is absent, and all human beings are impelled by a restless drive for power in order to ward off death at all costs.
something about this quote makes me think of the civil rights era - past and present. is there a difference between rights and power for those who are seeking to survive?
if Hobbes believes that all human beings are impelled by a restless drive for power in order ward off death, how can you tell the difference between a rights issue and a power issue?
palliative
providing relief from pain
in·ter·stice /inˈtərstəs/ noun an intervening space, especially a very small one.
la·con·ic /ləˈkänik/ adjective (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.
But we should not let science speak to us so loudly and singularly that we hear no other voice.
the human will, despite powerful cravings, is able to interpose itself between desire and consumption.
as Desire and Craving states, this is a matter of will vs. desire. for me, strength vs. power.
Page 155 - "The concept of individuality means that one has personal experience with a measure of continuity"
su·per·e·go /ˈso͞opərˌēɡō/ nounPsychoanalysis noun: super-ego the part of a person's mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards learned from parents and teachers.
Page 151 - although I stand more on the side of Peruvian culture, I do not think everything is the bewitchment of another. the solution to the stated bewitchment in the culture are efficient for long-term stability. I believe that most issues start with the self in some way. for example: rosa's case could very well have been revenge but it could have also been a case of regret, depression, loneliness(page 149). in berta's case, she could have simply found another man sexually attractive after several years of marriage - this is not bewitchment, this is simply a test of temptation.
D Is for Drunkenness - Page 18 I find it interesting that the temperance card in tarot likely started here - as a lesson in drunkenness which turned into a spiritual practice of balance and moderation
pedagogy - teaching (study of)
comportment - behavior; bearings
mnemonic device - memory trick or memory device is any learning technique that aids information retention or retrieval in the human memory, often by associating the information with something that is easier to remember.
perdition - (in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death.
tee·to·tal·er /ˈtēˌtōdlər/ noun a person who never drinks alcohol.
pre·cip·i·tous /prēˈsipədəs/ adjective 1. dangerously high or steep. 2. (of an action) done suddenly and without careful consideration. "precipitous intervention"
con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous /kənˌtempəˈrānēəs/ adjective existing or occurring in the same period of time.
prurience: : marked by or arousing an unwholesome sexual interest or desire.
ab·ject /ˈabˌjek(t)/ adjective 1. (of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree. "his letter plunged her into abject misery" 2. (of a person or their behavior) completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing. "an abject apology"