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master intention for ruling faculty

#master intention for #ruling faculty

The master intention (Encheiridion.1):

1. say to any harsh impression: “you are but an impression, and not at all what you appear to be”
2. examine the impression by rules:
   • not up to us? (Ench.1)

     • does the impression concern something that is not up to us? like disease, value, beauty, reputation, etc.

       up to us	not up to us
       my avoidance/judgement/emotion to disease	disease
       my desire/judgement for value	value
       my movement/rejection towards having beauty	beauty
       	reputation

     • if it is not to us, say “it does not concern me” (that it cannot do damage or bring good to things of your concern)

       (still, you may do thing about it; if you have a physical condition, it is then appropriate that you go to the doctor if you can; but it do not concern you in that it is incapable of harming you nor damaging you nor bring you happiness)

   • avoid only the internal vice and desire nothing (Ench.1)
     • is the impression an aversion to an external, or a desire of anything?
     • if it is, discard it;

   • What faculty deals with this? (Ench.10)

     impression	faculty
     (desire for) fair man/woman	continence
     (aversion for) labour/pain	endurance
     abusive words	patience

     • and what are the faculties? each a set of moeral theorems on conception about the impression and appropriate actions

       e.g. endurance tells, all indifferent is to be endured, and no vice should be endured; and to endure is to not avoid.

       labour/pain is indifferent, and thus should be endured, should not be avoided; and no action should be done in their premises.

       The format is in general

       1. recognize the impression as a thing (desire, connotation, indifferent, etc.)
       2. invoke some assertions on the impression, usually about properties of concern .
       3. infer some actions in reaction of the impression, usually about actions of concern.