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Kirstine Epps's avatar

Not sure if it could be classed as “Jungian” phenomena; I read this chapter 30 around the same time as my reading of Carlisle referring to ‘Pharmakon’ towards the close of “What is Ethics?”… in reference to “love your enemies”, and, I wonder, what this means in reference to self-as-enemy?

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Ben Murray's avatar

Interesting! I was referring to Derrida's use. The idea of something being cure and poison at the same time. By extension in context here, writing itself, and also alcohol...

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Kirstine Epps's avatar

“… Solely the dose determines that a thing is not a poison” - Paracelsus

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